Marriage in France.—No marriage is legal in France except with the consent of the parents of both parties; but a man or woman over 25 years of age may “ respectfully cite” his or her parents to show why they refuse their consent. If they fail to show good cause, the marriage may proceed in spite of them ; but the fact that these proceedings are seldom resorted to proves how close are the ties of family duty in France. It may be added that many a confiding English girl, properly married to a Frenchman in her own parish church, has found herself no wife when once she crossed the Channel, and been deserted in misery and disgrace.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 123, 5 May 1884, Page 3
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116Untitled Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 123, 5 May 1884, Page 3
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