Law on Marriage in the Latin Lebanese Community

Type

Law

Date of the text

01/01/1990

Official Gazette

published in 1990

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

137

What it provides

This law regulates marriage in the Lebanese Latin community according to canon law, treating a marriage between baptized persons as a sacrament that cannot be dissolved. It defines the types of marriage, such as consummated, ratified, legitimate and putative, and requires a promise of marriage to be written and signed

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1990. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.