Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
The persons specially debarred from deposing as witnesses on certain facts. § Sole paragraph: The provisions of clauses (2), (3) and (4) are not applicable to matters in which the verification of birth or death of the children is dealt. See Article 2511 of the Civil Code. Article 625 – Probative value - The probatory force of the deposition of the witnesses shall be freely appreciated. See Article 2514 of the Civil Code. SUB-SECTION II PRODUCTION OF ORAL EVIDENCE Article 626 – List of witnesses - The list of witnesses may not be altered upon the expiry of the period of limitation, prescribed for its presentation save for what is provided in article 634. A party may however desist from the examination of witnesses that have been offered. The witnesses shall be specified by their names, professions and addresses and any other particulars which are necessary to establish their identity. Article 627 – Mentioning the judge as witness - If any of the parties indicate the judge in the suit as witness, such judge shall declare on oath in the matter, if he has knowledge of facts which can affect the decision. In the affirmative, he shall cease to be a judge in the suit; in the negative, the indication shall be of no effect. § Sole paragraph: There being offered as witness any of the associate judges, the declaration that is referred to in this article shall be made at the hearing in which the suit is continued in view of adjudication by the judge in the suit calling the attention of the other judge to the fact. If the judge is disqualified from functioning, such associate judge shall pass the matter to the judge who shall substitute the judge so disqualified. 194 Although the judge in the suit, in view of the simplicity of the case, decides that the examination of the matter is not necessary, an order shall always be passed to the effect indicated in this paragraph when the case foreseen in it arises. See also Article 122(7) of this Code. Article 628 – Place of recording evidence - The witnesses shall depose before the court at the hearing of the trial, except in the following cases: a) The witnesses that have to be examined in advance, in terms of article 525; b) The witnesses to be examined by letter; c) The witnesses, that are in terms of article 631, to be examined at their residence; d) The witnesses that are unable to appear in the court. See also Article 653 (d) of this Code. Article 629 – Examination at the site - The witnesses shall be examined at the place of dispute when the court, suo moto or on the application of any of the parties, decides it to be appropriate. Article 630 – Examination by letter - When the witnesses reside outside the judicial division, the party may apply for dispatch of a letter of request for the examination indicating the questions from the questionnaire on which the witness is to depose. If letter is not sought in the list of witnesses, it shall be understood that the party has undertaken to produce his witnesses at the hearing of arguments and trial. The judge shall refuse the letter if he has reason to believe that the respective witness can come to depose before the collective court. In this case, the party may apply for the witness to be notified by letter to appear, undertaking to pay the expenses that the witness has to make with the travel. Article 631 – Persons to be examined at their residence - The following persons enjoy the prerogative of being examined at their residence;