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Restraint on marriage.— (1) The condition which prohibits the heir or the legatee from getting married, or from remaining unmarried, except when the same is imposed on a widow or widower having children, by the deceased spouse or by his or her descendants or ascendants and so also the condition which compels him to take priesthood vows or to take or not to take a certain and specified profession, shall be deemed inexistent. (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not be applicable to testamentary disposition which limits the duration of the benefits for the period during which the heir or legatee holds a particular status, namely, bachelorhood, widowhood, or married status.