TOPIC 5—FAMILY
Article 56:
A person’s family consists of the relatives gathered by a common bond of origin.
Article 57:
Direct relation is the connection between the ancestor and descendant and indirect relation is the connection between persons of common origin without one being the XXXX of other.
Article 58:
(1) In determining the degree of direct relations between the ancestor and descendant, each decadent is considered as one degree and the ancestor shall not be included in this calculation.
(2) In determining the degrees of indirect relation between the descendant and the common origin and vice-versa, each descendant shall be considered as one degree and the common origin shall not be included in this calculation.
Article 59:
Relatives of the husband shall have the same degree of relationship to the wife as that of the wife to the husband.