The law defines matrimonial and family relationships and sets out protections of mothers’ and children’s interests in family life and upon divorce. The law establishes that men and women have equal rights in all aspects pertaining to family relationships and have freedom to marry upon reaching the age of marriage. The law provides that marriage should be entered into on the basis of mutual consent. The law prohibits various forms of discrimination against women, such as through polygamy, unequal use of matrimonial properties during a marriage, and unlawful division of matrimonial properties upon divorce. The law states that husband and wife have right to engage in political, economic, cultural, and social activities. It further provides that both husband and wife have joint right to choose place of residence and the respective right to select family name. The law also sets out provisions for divorce. In case of divorce, the Court may order a former husband to pay child support; and when his former wife is sick and unable to meet her own needs, the Court may also order a former husband to pay alimony for a period which shall be less than one year.
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