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found to conform with the provisions of this Law, the couple shall be allowed to register and issued marriage certificates. The husband and wife relationship shall be established as soon as they acquire the marriage certificates. In the absence of the marriage registration, the man and the woman shall go through the procedures subsequently.
        Article 9 After a marriage has been registered, the woman may become a member of the man's family or vice versa, depending on the agreed wishes of the two parties.
        Article 10 Marriage shall be invalid under any of the following circumstances:
        (1) if one party commits bigamy;
        (2) if the man and the woman are relatives by blood up to the third degree of kinship;
        (3) if, before marriage, one party is suffering from a disease which is regarded by medical science as rendering a person unfit for marriage and, after marriage, a cure is not effected; and
        (4) if the legally marriageable age is not attained.
        Article 11 In the case of a marriage made under coercion, the coerced party may make a request to the marriage registration office or the people's court for the

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