Part 2 — Executorship 1 — Appointment of Executor Article 289: Executor must be a just and capable person, have complete capacity and have the same religion as that of the person under his executorship. Article 290: Following persons may not be appointed as executor: 1 – Person who has been convicted of a crime
Subtopic 5 – Administration of Properties Part 1 — Guardianship Article 268: (1) Guardianship of properties of children with incomplete capacity, in the first place, shall rest with their father and, in the second place, with their full grandfather, provided that the father has not appointed an executor. (2) In this case, the guardian or
Part 2 — Alimony of Fathers and Relatives Article 264: Providing alimony of insolvent parents, forefathers and foremothers, whether or not they are able to work, shall be the responsibility of the child who is solvent, whether or not the child is male or female, or minor or major. Article 265: Alimony of poor person
Subtopic 4 — Providing Alimony Part 1 — Alimony of Children Article 256: Father shall have to provide all kinds of alimony of a minor son until he acquires ability to work and those of a minor daughter until her age of marriage. Article 257: Father shall have to provide alimony of adult son who
Subtopic 3 — Custody Article 236: (1) Custody is caring and nurturing of child during the period in which child needs care and nurture of woman. (2) Custody is the right of persons specified on the basis of this Law. Article 237: Lineage mother has a priority right of care and nurture of child, during
Subtopic 2 — Fosterage Article 229: Payment of remuneration for giving milk to child (by someone other than the mother) shall be undertaken by the person who is responsible for child’s alimony. The remuneration shall be paid in exchange for feeding the child. Article 230: Mother is not entitled to remuneration for giving milk to
Part 4 — Confession of Parentage Article 224: Proof of parentage by confession of childhood, even at the time of terminal illness, may be accepted if: 1 – Confessor has completed such an age that child can have lineage to confessor. 2 – Child’s lineage is unknown. 3 – The discerning child confirms the claim
Part 3 — Proof of Parentage in Invalid Marriage and Doubtful Sexual Intercourse Article 222: (1) In an invalid marriage, child of wife shall have lineage to husband when child is born at least after six months since the date of sexual intercourse. (2) In the event of abandonment or separation, child shall have lineage
Part 2 — Proof of Parentage after Separation or Death of Husband Article 220: If woman in divorce or death waiting period gives birth more than one year after the divorce or death of husband, her claim of lineage of the child to the husband shall not be heard, unless husband, in case of divorce,
Topic 10 — Rights of Children Subtopic 1 — Parentage Part 1 — Proof of Parentage in Valid Marriage Article 217: The minimum period of pregnancy shall be 6 months and the maximum 1 year. Article 218: In valid marriage, child of the wife shall have lineage to her husband, provided that it is proved