Chapter I General Provisions

       Article 1 This Law is the fundamental code governing marriage and family relations.
        Article 2 A marriage system based on the free choice of partners, on monogamy and on equality between man and woman shall be applied.
        The lawful rights and interests of women, children and old people shall be protected.
        Family planning shall be practised.
        Article 3 Marriage upon arbitrary decision by any third party, mercenary marriage and any other acts of interference in the freedom of marriage shall be prohibited. The exaction of money or gifts in connection with marriage shall be prohibited.
        Bigamy shall be prohibited. Cohabitation of a married person with any third party shall be prohibited. Domestic violence shall be prohibited. Within the family maltreatment and desertion of one family member by another shall be prohibited.
        Article 4 Husband and wife shall be faithful to and respect each other. Within the family, family members shall respect the old and cherish the young, help one