Art. 56. The spouses are obliged to live together, to be faithful to and mutually assist each other.

Art. 57. The husband must protect the wife and the latter obey the husband.

Art. 58. The wife is obliged to follow her husband wherever he may establish his residence. The tribunals, nevertheless, may, with just cause, exempt her from this obligation when the husband removes his residence beyond the seas or to a foreign country.

Art. 59. The husband is the administrator of the property of the conjugal partnership, except when the contrary is stipulated and in the case of Article 1384.

If he is under 18 years of age, he can not administer without the consent of his father; in the absence of the latter, that of the mother, and in the absence of both without that of his guardian. Neither may he appear in a suit without the appearance of said persons.

In no case, until he has attained majority, may the husband, without the consent of the persons mentioned in the preceding paragraph, borrow money, encumber or alienate the real property.

Art. 60. The husband is the representative of his wife. The latter can not, without his permission, appear in a suit in person nor through a solicitor.

Nevertheless, she does not require such permission to defend herself in a criminal suit, or to proceed against or to defend herself in suits with her husband, or when she may have obtained the rights in accordance with the provisions of the law of civil procedure.

Art. 61. Neither may the wife, without the permission or power of her husband, acquire property for a good or valuable consideration, alienate her property or bind herself, except in the cases and with the limitations established by law.

Art. 62. Acts executed by the wife contrary to the provisions of the preceding articles are void, except when they involve things which by their nature are to be applied to the ordinary use of the family, in which case purchases made by the wife shall be valid. Purchases of jewels, furniture, and precious objects made without the permission of the husband shall only be valid when the latter may have consented to his wife using and enjoying such things.

Art. 63. The wife, without permission of her husband, may:

1. Execute a will.

2. Exercise the rights and fulfill the duties which appertain to her with regard to the legitimate and acknowledged natural children she may have had by another, and with relation to the property of the same.

Art. 64. The wife shall share the honors of her husband, except those which are strictly and exclusively personal, and shall retain them as long as she does not contract a new marriage.

Art. 65. Only the husband and his heirs may enforce the nullity of the acts executed by his wife without proper permission or authorization.

Art. 66. The provisions of this section are understood to be without prejudice to those of this code relating to absence, incapacity, prodigality, and interdiction of the husband.