Basic Marriage and Family Law - Kihonkekkonkazokuho

In socialist countries, the family was valued as the basic cell of socialist society and was "protected by the state" (Article 53 of the 1977 Constitution in the former Soviet Union, Article 38, Clause 1 of the 1974 Constitution in the former East Germany). In conjunction with social care, family law also stipulated the obligation to support family members from the standpoint of raising children by the family and cultivating a sense of responsibility toward the family. In the former Soviet Union, the Basic Marriage and Family Law of 1968 stipulated that a spouse who is unable to work and requires assistance has the right to be supported by the other spouse who is able to support them, and that this right continues even after divorce in certain cases. It also stipulated that parents have the obligation to support their minor children (under 18 years of age) and adult children who are unable to work and require assistance.

*Some of the terminology referenced in the "Basic Marriage and Family Law" is listed below.

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…　社会主義国家においては家族は社会主義社会の基礎的な細胞として重視され，〈国家の保護を受け〉(旧ソ連では1977年の憲法53条，旧東ドイツでは1974年の憲法38条1項)，社会的養育と結合して家族による子の養育，家族に対する責任感の育成といった見地から家族間の扶養義務についても家族法で規定していた。旧ソ連では1968年の基本結婚家族法は，援助を必要とする労働能力のない配偶者は扶養能力のある他方配偶者から扶養をうける権利を有し，かつ，この権利は一定の場合は離婚後も存続するとしていた。また父母はその未成年(18歳未満)の子および労働能力がなく援助を要する成年子を扶養する義務があると定めていた。…

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