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Section II.
Effect of Marriage.

788.

By marriage the wife enters the house of the husband.

A man who marries a woman who is the head of a house, or a mukoyōshi enters the house of his wife.

789.

A wife is bound to live with her husband.

A husband must permit his wife to live with him.

790.

A husband and wife are bound to support each other.

791.

When the wife is a minor, the husband, if of full age, exercises the functions of a guardian.

792.

A contract made between husband and wife may be cancelled at any time during the marriage by either party, but without prejudice to the rights of third persons.

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