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210 Swiss Civil Code of 10 December 1907

210 Code civil suisse du 10 décembre 1907

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Art. 105 I. Grounds

Grounds for annulment are:

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that one of the spouses was already married or living in a registered partnership with a third party at the time of the wedding and the previous marriage or registered partnership has not been dissolved;
2.
that one of the spouses lacked capacity of judgement at the time of the wedding and has not regained such capacity since;
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that the marriage was prohibited due to kinship;
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one of the spouses has no intention of living with the other, but wishes to circumvent the provisions on the admission and residence of foreign nationals;
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a spouse has not married of his or her own free will;
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one of the spouses is a minor, unless the continuation of the marriage is in the overriding interest of this spouse.

168 Amended by No I of the FA of 18 Dec. 2020 (Marriage for All), in force since 1 July 2022 (AS 2021 747; BBl 2019 8595; 2020 1273).

169 Amended by No 8 of the Civil Partnerships Act of 18 June 2004, in force since 1 Jan. 2006 (AS 2005 5685; BBl 2003 1288).

170 Inserted by Annex No II 4 of the FA of 16 Dec. 2005 on Foreign Nationals, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 5437; BBl 2002 3709).

171 Inserted by No I 3 of the FA of 15 June 2012 on Measures against Forced Marriages, in force since 1 July 2013 (AS 2013 1035; BBl 2011 2185).

172 Inserted by No I 3 of the FA of 15 June 2012 on Measures against Forced Marriages, in force since 1 July 2013 (AS 2013 1035; BBl 2011 2185).

Art. 104 A. Principe

Le mariage célébré par un officier de l’état civil ne peut être annulé qu’à raison de l’un des motifs prévus dans le présent chapitre.

 

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