Article 664 — Proceedings in the Event of a Crime within the

Family. (1) Except in the cases of crimes involving violence or coercion, such as robbery, extortion or blackmail, where a crime has been committed: a) between an ascendant and a descendant, natural or adoptive, between spouses not separated, between a step- parent and step-child while the marriage exists, between siblings of the whole blood or of the half blood; or b) b) by relatives living with the victim, proceedings may only be taken upon the complaint of the victim. (2) The absence of a complaint by the victim shall not act as a bar to proceedings against participants in a crime not covered by the personal relations as defined above (Art. 41).