Skip to content
🇭🇹   BETA  ·  Istwanou is free during beta — free access continues until January 1, 2027 or when we reach 100,000 entries, whichever comes first.  ·  4,236 entries published  ·  95,764 entries away from the 100k milestone.       🇭🇹   BETA  ·  Istwanou is free during beta — free access continues until January 1, 2027 or when we reach 100,000 entries, whichever comes first.  ·  4,236 entries published  ·  95,764 entries away from the 100k milestone.       
You are offline — some content may not be available
1019

Article 1019

Du Douaire

Family Law
Titre XIX: Du Contrat de Mariage (On the Marriage Contract)
Chapitre V: Du Douaire (On Dower)

Le douaire ne peut surpasser le tiers des biens du mari ; il peut être moindre, à la volonté des époux, mais jamais plus.

Life lesson: Dower is capped at one-third of the husband's estate — no exceptions.
Notes: Maximum dower: 1/3 of husband's property. Absolute ceiling.
Share this article