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SCHEDULE II
(s. 8, 1st par.)
FORM USED FOR A CIVIL UNION
The officiant declares:
(name of one intended spouse),
(name of other intended spouse),
before uniting you in the bonds of civil union, I am required to read to you certain articles of the Civil Code which set out the rights and duties of spouses.
Article 521.6. The spouses in a civil union have the same rights and obligations.
They owe each other respect, fidelity, succour and assistance.
They are bound to share a community of life.
The effects of the civil union as regards the direction of the family, the exercise of parental authority, contribution towards expenses, the family residence, the family patrimony and the compensatory allowance are the same as the effects of marriage, with the necessary modifications.
Whatever their civil union regime, the spouses may not derogate from the provisions of this article.
Under article 393, in a civil union, both spouses retain their respective names and exercise their civil rights under those names.
Under article 394, the spouses together take in hand the moral and material direction of the family, exercise parental authority and assume the tasks resulting therefrom.
Under article 395, the spouses choose the family residence together.
In the absence of an express choice, the family residence is presumed to be the residence where the members of the family live while carrying on their principal activities.
Under article 396, the spouses contribute towards the expenses of the civil union in proportion to their respective means.
The spouses may make their respective contributions by their activities within the home.
SCHEDULE II
(s. 8, 1st par.)
FORM USED FOR A CIVIL UNION
The officiant declares:
(name of one intended spouse),
(name of other intended spouse),
before uniting you in the bonds of civil union, I am required to read to you certain articles of the Civil Code which set out the rights and duties of spouses.
Article 521.6. The spouses in a civil union have the same rights and obligations.
They owe each other respect, fidelity, succour and assistance.
They are bound to share a community of life.
The effects of the civil union as regards the direction of the family, the exercise of parental authority, contribution towards expenses, the family residence, the family patrimony and the compensatory allowance are the same as the effects of marriage, with the necessary modifications.
Whatever their civil union regime, the spouses may not derogate from the provisions of this article.
Under article 393, in a civil union, both spouses retain their respective names and exercise their civil rights under those names.
Under article 394, the spouses together take in hand the moral and material direction of the family, exercise parental authority and assume the tasks resulting therefrom.
Under article 395, the spouses choose the family residence together.
In the absence of an express choice, the family residence is presumed to be the residence where the members of the family live while carrying on their principal activities.
Under article 396, the spouses contribute towards the expenses of the civil union in proportion to their respective means.
The spouses may make their respective contributions by their activities within the home.
