and the whole of it thereafter; the husband may then seek reimbursement for the entire amount from the one who caused the invalidation.¹

Whoever says to his wife, “You are my sister through breast-feeding,” thereby annuls the marriage. If he makes this statement before consummation and she believes him², no dower³ is due; if she denies his claim, she receives one-half of it. After consummation, the full dower becomes obligatory. Should she be the one who makes such a claim and he rejects it, she remains his wife in the eyes of the law.

When there is doubt about whether breast-feeding took place at all, or whether it reached the required number of nursings—or if the wet nurse herself is unsure and no evidence is available—no marital prohibition is established.