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of the marriage or adoption forbid him to re-enter his house.

742.

A member of a house who has been excluded from his house establishes a house of his own. The same applies, when a person, who after entering another house is forbidden to re-enter his former house, quits the house which he entered because of divorce or the dissolution of adoption.

743.

A member of a house may with the consent of the head of his house succeed to another house, establish a branch house or re-establish an abandoned or extinct principal house, branch house, or co-ordinate[1] house or other house of a relative; but a minor must obtain the consent of that parent who is exercising the parental power over him or of his guardian.

744.

The legal expectant heir of a house is not allowed to enter another house or to establish a house of his own, unless a necessity for succession to the principal house arises.

By these provisions the application of Art. 750, 2 is not affected.

745.

If a husband enters another house or establishes a house of his own, his wife follows him and enters his house.



  1. Two branches of the same house are co-ordinate houses as to each other.