civil code

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The Minister for EU Integration, Taras Kachka, said a vast majority of the new civil code posed no issues but acknowledged "very serious questions regarding family law."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Currently, the French civil code defines the duties of marriage as "respect, fidelity, support and assistance," and it says that couples commit themselves to a "community of living".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The Louisiana civil code already allows parents to rescind contracts signed by unemancipated minors.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

California civil code dictates that landlords must disclose all repair and cleaning charges, as well as provide tenants with bills and invoices.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022

And he had books, too; a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck