N\ARRIAOE UNDER TI-IE CIVIL CODE Of ETHIOPI ..-\
c ?ttrt, tl1 e co11 rt l1as ordered tl1e \vitl1dra\val of tl1e opJJositio11, it is not 1Jern1is s1ble to 111ak:e agai11 a11 op1Jositio 1 1 to the celebratio11 of the marriage betwee11 tl1e sa111e SJJ011 ses. (Art. 595). A 1narried \von1an wl1ose n1arriage l1as corne to a 11 end by an)' of tl1e ca1 1ses mentio11ed i11 Art. 66'3 (tl1at is, by cleatl1 of tl1e l111sba11cl, or by divorce or by dissolutio11 as a sar1ction of 011e of tl1e co 1 1ditio 11s of n1arriage) n1ay 11ot co11tract a 11e\X1 tnarriage t111til 0 11e l1t111clred a11d eigl1ty days l1ave ela1Jsed si11ce tl1e da)' 0 1 1 ,vl1 icl1 tl1e first rnarrirtge ca111e to a 1 1 e11d. This fJrol1ibitioi 1 to re ...: 111arr)1 1 1 0,vever, ceases if a cl·1ilcl is born at ar1y ti 1 ne before tl1e expiry of tl1 e said or1e l1t1r1drecl a11d eigl1 ty da)'S. Tl1e sa 111e JJrohibitio 1 1 ap1Jlies to a worna11 ,vho l1as bee11 livi1 1g witl1 a 111a11 i11 a11 irregular t111io11 (Art. 596). 1·t1e object of tl1 e prol1ibitio11 111entio11ed i11 tl1is 1-\rticle is to avoicl ar1y cor1f11sion that may arise as regard s, 1Jater 1 1ity; tl1e periocl of 011 e l111ndred ar1d eighty days is co 1 1sidered st.rfficie11t for tl1e exis�e11ce of a cl1ild i11 tl1e wo1T1b co11ceived from tl1 e {Jre\rious 111arriage. Tl1e court 1nay 1 l10\X1ever, exer11JJt a n1arried \X'On1a11 frorn observi11g tl1e JJeriod of \viclo,vhoocl; sucl1 exen1ption wo11lcl be given \vl1 e11 tl1 ere is 110 cla11ger of arl)' t111certai11t)' arisi11g as regarcls JJaternity as for exan11Jle, i11 cases wl1ere it is sl10\v11 tl1 at tl1e wo111a 1 1 was 11ot ca1Jable of beari 11g childre11. ,
II - f()R1\'lALIT.IES FOR "fl-IE CELEBRATION Of TI-IE V ;.\RIOUS KINDS OF .i\t\ARRIAGES
A civil rnarriag e is celebrated before tl1e officer of civil statt1s of tJ- 1e co111 111u11e wl1ere at least 011e of tl1e s1Jo11ses or 011e of l1is pare11ts or ascencl a11ts l1as establisl1 ed ]·1is residence by co11ti1111011sly livi11g there for ,l periocl of 11ot less tha11 six rnon tl1s before tI ·1e date of t\1e n1arriage. (Art. 597). Tl1e date of tl1e 111arriage is to be fixecl by agreeme11t bet\vee11 tl1e fL1t11re s1Jouses a11d tl1e officer of civil statt1s. (Art. 602). Tl1e rnarriage is celebrated JJL1blicly i11 tl1e JJrese11ce of tl1e future SJJ011 ses ar1cl fot1r \Vit11esses, t\vo for eacl1 of tl1e f11t11re spouses, s11cl1 \vitnesses 1nay or 111ay 11ot be related to tl1e f11t11re spo11ses. (Art. 603). Before tl·1e officer of civil statt1s celebrates tl·1e n1arriage1 tl1 e f11 t11re SfJOuses and tl1e wit11esses I 1· ave to tal<e a11 oatl1 stati11g tl1at tl1ere does 11 ot exist, to tl1eir 1<110\vledge, a11y obstacle to tl1e rnarriage (e.g., relatio11sl1ip of co 11sangui11ity or affi11ity). \Vl1e11 st1cl1 Oi:1tl1 l1as been tal<en, tl1e officer of civil status receives fron1 botl1 SfJ011ses, or1e after a11otl1er, a declaration tl1at tl1ey \va11t to tal<e one a11otl1er as l111sba11cl and \vife. Wl1en SL1cl1 declaration l1 as bee11 received by tl1e officer of civil stat11 s, I1e sl1 all ]Jro110L1nce tl1e t,xro SfJOLtses I111sba11d a 11d \xrife, i 11 tl1e 11a 111e of tl1e la\v. (Art. 604). Wlie11 t\VO 1Jerso1 1s i11te1 1d to co 1 1tract a civil n1arriage, tl1ey l1 ave to ir 1 for111 the officer of civil stat1 1 s of tl1eir i11te11tio 11 at least 011e \veel( before tl-ie i 11• - 77 -