Divorce Action Extinguished by Death Before Final Judgment
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Généré par l'IAThe appellant sought to appeal a Court of Appeal decision that had granted a divorce based on the other spouse's fault; however, since the death of the defendant spouse occurred before the divorce judgment became final, the Court declared that the divorce action was extinguished and consequently determined there was no need to rule on the appeal, as per the provision of the Civil Code stating that the death of a spouse prior to the finality of a divorce decree terminates the proceedings and renders the matter moot.
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Généré par l'IAART. 244, ALINEA 3 DU CODE CIVIL; Divorce Action Extinguished by Death Before Final Judgment: The appellant sought to appeal a Court of Appeal decision that had granted a divorce based on the other spouse's fault; however, since the death of the defendant spouse occurred before the divorce judgment became final, the Court declared that the divorce action was extinguished and consequently determined there was no need to rule on the appeal, as per the provision of the Civil Code stating that the death of a spouse prior to the finality of a divorce decree terminates the proceedings and renders the matter moot.
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Généré par l'IAThis article is cited as the legal basis for declaring that the appeal has become moot due to the death of one of the spouses before the divorce decree became final.
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VU L'ARTICLE 244, ALINEA 3 DU CODE CIVIL ;
ATTENDU QUE SELON CE TEXTE, LE DECES DE L'UN DES EPOUX, SURVENU AVANT QUE L'ARRET PRONONCANT LE DIVORCE SOIT DEVENU DEFINITIF, MET FIN A L'INSTANCE ET LA REND SANS OBJET ;
ATTENDU QUE DAME Y... S'EST POURVUE EN CASSATION CONTRE UN ARRET DE LA COUR D'APPEL D'ANGERS, EN DATE DU 11 AVRIL 1961, EN CE QU'IL AVAIT PRONONCE LE DIVORCE A SES TORTS ;
MAIS ATTENDU QUE Y... EST DECEDE AU MANS LE 18 SEPTEMBRE 1962, AINSI QU'EN FAIT FOI L'ACTE DE DECES VERSE AUX DEBATS ;
QUE L'ACTION SE TROUVE DONC ETEINTE ;
DECLARE, EN CONSEQUENCE, N'Y AVOIR LIEU A STATUER SUR LE POURVOI QUI EST DEVENU SANS OBJET. N° 61 - 13 511 DAME Y... C/ Y... PRESIDENT : M CAMBOULIVES - RAPPORTEUR : M CUNEO - AVOCAT GENERAL :
M X... - AVOCATS : MM MAYER ET REMOND. DANS LE MEME SENS : 14 MARS 1962, BULL 1962, II, N° 298, P 210. 28 MARS 1962, BULL 1962, II, N° 346, P 245.