Legal basis:
- Civil Act
1 . Marriageable age
- Any person who is eighteen years old or older may enter into matrimony.
- A minor shall obtain the consent of both parents to marry. If one parent is unable to exercise the right of consent, the minor shall obtain the consent of the other parent, and if neither parent is able to exercise the right of consent, the minor shall obtain the consent of its guardian.
- An incompetent may marry by obtaining the consent of its parents or guardian.
- If a minor or an incompetent does not have a parent or guardian, or its parent or guardian is unable to give consent, he may marry with the consent of its family council.
2 . Prohibitions of marriage
- A marriage may not be allowed between blood relatives (including the blood relatives of an adoptee before full adoption) within the eighth degree of relationship
- A marriage may not be allowed between the parties who are or were such relatives by affinity as the spouses of blood relatives within the sixth degree of relationship, the blood relatives of the spouse within the sixth degree of relationship, and the spouses of blood relatives of the spouse within the fourth degree of relationship.
- A marriage may not be allowed between the parties who were the blood relatives of adoptive parent line within the sixth degree of relationship and the affinity relatives of adoptive parent line within the fourth degree of relationship.
- No one who has a spouse shall enter into another marriage.
3 . Formation of Marriage
- A marriage shall take effect by reporting in accordance with the provisions of the Act on the Registration, etc. of Family Relationship.
- The report mentioned in paragraph above shall be submitted in writing with co-signatures of both parties and two adult witnesses.
