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Article 85

Des Droits et des Devoirs respectifs des Époux

Family Law
Titre V: Du Mariage (On Marriage)
Chapitre V: Des Droits et des Devoirs respectifs des Époux (On the Respective Rights and Duties of Spouses)

Les devoirs réciproques des époux sont fidélité, secours, assistance. Le mari est tenu de protéger sa femme, et la femme doit obéissance à son mari. Si, d'un côté, il est du devoir de la femme de suivre le sort de son mari et de partager son asile, de l'autre, celui-ci est obligé de lui rendre la vie agréable, et de subvenir à ses besoins, autant que ses facultés et son industrie le lui permettront.

Life lesson: Fidelity, aid, assistance — these are the foundations. But the law also speaks of making life agreeable. Protection is not enough; a husband must also bring joy.
Notes: Core marital duties: fidelity, aid, assistance. Gender-specific: husband protects, wife obeys. Wife follows husband's fortune and home. But notably, the husband must 'make her life agreeable' — not merely provide necessities. A nuanced provision within a patriarchal framework.
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