Family Code

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    Lesbianism or homosexuality, A55(6) Family Code)

    1. Concept Homosexuality – means “sexual activity with another of the same sex”. (Merriam-Webster, n.d. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homosexuality [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) Lesbianism – means “romantic or sexual attraction between women”. (Ibid. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lesbianism [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) 2. Lesbianism or homosexuality Art. 55. A petition for legal separation may be filed on any…

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    Drug addiction or habitual alcoholism, A55(5) Family Code

    1. Concept Alcoholism – means “a chronic, a progressive, potentially fatal disorder marked by excessive and usually compulsive drinking of alcohol leading to psychological and physical dependence or addiction”. (Merriam-Webster, n.d. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcoholism  [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) Addiction – means “a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity…

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    Attempt to corrupt or induce to engage in prostitution or connivance, A55(3) Family Code

    1. Concept Child – includes “a child by nature or by adoption” (FAMILY CODE, Last Paragraph, Article 55) Prostitution – means “the act or practice of engaging in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay”. ((Merriam-Webster, n.d. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prostitution [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) 2. Attempt to corrupt or induce to engage…

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    Physical violence or moral pressure to change religious or political affiliation, A55(2) Family Code

    1. Concept Physical violence – means “violent treatment of another person that causes them physical harm”. (Cambridge, n.d., Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/physical-abuse [Accessed: 19 April 2025]) Moral pressure – means “”persuasion that involves appealing to a person’s moral sense”. (Google Search/Oxford Languages, n.d., [Accessed 19 April 2025]) 2. Physical violence or moral pressure to change religious…

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    Repeated physical violence or grossly abusive conduct, A55(1) Family Code

    1. Concept Child – includes “a child by nature or by adoption” (FAMILY CODE, Last Paragraph, Article 55) Abusive – means “using harsh, insulting language; harsh and insulting; using or involving physical violence or emotional cruelty” (Merriam-Webster, n.d.. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abusive [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) Gross – means “glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness…

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    Voidable Marriages, A45 Family Code

    Voidable Marriages, A45 Family Code Civil Law > Family Code voidable marriages, 1. Concept Voidable marriages – are valid marriages until declared annulled or voided. a. Void marriages vs. Voidable marriages   Void Marriages Voidable Marriages Legal Status Invalid from the beginning* Valid until annulled Grounds Absence of a marriage requisite, Psychological Incapacity, Incestuous Marriages,…

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    Sexually-Transmissible Disease, A45(6) Family Code

    1. Concept Sexually-transmissible disease – means “are caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs). They are spread mainly by sexual contact. STIs are caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites.” (Mayo Clinic, Sexually transmissible disease (STDs), https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sexually-transmitted-diseases-stds/symptoms-causes/syc-20351240 [Accessed: 12 April 2025]) 2. Sexually-transmissible disease Art. 45. A marriage may be annulled for any of the following causes,…

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    Incurable Sexual Incapacity, A45(5) Family Code

    1. Concept Incurable sexual incapacity – means the inability to engage in sexual intercourse and such is not curable. 2. Incurable sexual incapacity Art. 45. A marriage may be annulled for any of the following causes, existing at the time of the marriage: x x x (5) That either party was physically incapable of consummating…

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    Force, Intimidation, Undue Influence, A45(4) Family Code

    1. Concept Force – means “violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing”. (Merriam-Webster, n.d. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force [Accessed: 12 April 2025]) Intimidation –  means “to make timid or fearful”. (Merriam-Webster, n.d. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intimidation [Accessed: 12 April 2025]) Undue influence – means “improper influence that deprives a person of freedom…