Family Law

1. If the fiancé or fiancée decides not to conclude the marriage contract or dies prior to concluding said a to the fiancée as part of the dowry, the fiancé or his heirs may recover said property if it still exists, or, if it does not exist, its equivalent or the value thereof on the date of receipt. 2. If the fiancée uses the dowry or part thereof to buy items as part of the marriage expenses, according to custom, and the fiancé cancels the betrothal for reasons not attributable to the fiancée or the fiancée cancels the betrothal for reasons attributable to the fiancé, the fiancée may choose either to return to the fiancé the dowry or deliver to him the items she had purchased in their current condition. Family Law Chapter 2: General Provisions for Marriage