The husband is the representative of his wife. The latter cannot, without his permission, appear in a suit in person nor through an attorney. 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. Neither may the wife, without the permission of her husband, acquire property for a good or valuable consideration, alienate her property, or bind herself, except in certain exceptional cases, and within the limitations established by law. A wife may without her husband's permission: 1. Execute a will. 2. Exercise the rights and perform 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. Only the husband and his heirs can enforce the nullity of the acts executed by his wife without proper authorization. DIVORCE.--Divorce only produces the suspension of the life in common of the spouses; it does not dissolve the marriage. The legal causes for divorce are: 1. Adultery on the part of the wife in every case, and on the part of the husband when public scandal or disgrace of the wife results therefrom. 2. Personal violence actually inflicted or grave insults. 3. Violence exercised by the husband toward the wife in order to force her to change her religion. 4. The proposal of the husband to prostitute his wife. 5. The attempts of the husband or wife to corrupt their sons, or to prostitute their daughters, and connivance in their corruption or prostitution. 6. The condemnation of a spouse to penal servitude. EFFECTS OF DIVORCE: 1. The separation of the spouses in every case. 2. The protection of the wife. 3. The placing of the children under the care of one or both of the spouses, as may be proper. 4. The provision for the support of the wife and of the children who do not remain under the authority of the father. 5. The adoption of the necessary measures to prevent the husband, who may have given cause for the divorce, from injuring the wife in the administration of her property. FOREIGN MARRIAGES.--A marriage contracted in a foreign country, according to the laws of such country, is generally treated as valid in Cuba. Such a marriage, however, must be monogamous and otherwise in conformity with the general laws and usages of Christendom. If the parties are Cubans, and are married abroad while retaining their domiciles in Cuba, the foreign marriage must also conform to the requirements of Cuban law with regards to the capacity of the parties and the necessary parental consent or advice.