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 body, reputation, or property as a result of such marriage, and section 1525 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

If annulment of the marriage under paragraph 1 causes the other spouse to suffer impoverishment and lack sufficient income from property or from the work he or she used to perform during the marriage, the spouse against whom the action was instituted must also be liable for such alimony as provided in section 1526.

Divorce can be effected only by the mutual consent of both spouses or by a judgment of a court.

Divorce by consent must be made in writing signed by at least two witnesses.

When the marriage has been registered in accordance with this Code, divorce by consent shall be valid only after the husband and wife have it registered.

The reasons for instituting an action for divorce are as follows:

when the husband maintains or honours another woman as his wife or the wife commits adultery, the other may institute an action for divorce;

when the husband or wife commits misconduct, irrespective of whether or not it constitutes a criminal offence, if it causes the other—