Repudiating one’s wife is…

Answer

interdite : seuls le décès ou un divorce prononcé mettent fin au mariageforbidden: only death or a divorce granted by law ends a marriage

In France, marriage ends by death or by a divorce granted under the law. Repudiation has no legal value.

Source: Code civil, article 227Updated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

Official text, in French

Le mariage se dissout :
1° Par la mort de l'un des époux ;
2° Par le divorce légalement prononcé.

Official text (Légifrance), checked on 16 October 2026.

autorisée si le mari le décideallowed if the husband decides so
autorisée si la famille est d’accordallowed if the family agrees
interdite : seuls le décès ou un divorce prononcé mettent fin au mariageforbidden: only death or a divorce granted by law ends a marriage (Correct answer)
autorisée après un an de mariageallowed after one year of marriage

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