Ar cle 1043 Families shall establish good family values, promote family virtues, and enhance family civility. Husband and wife shall be loyal to each other, respect each other, and care for each other. Family members shall respect the elderly, take care of the young, help each other, and maintain a marital and familial rela onship of equality, harmony, and civility. Ar cle 1044 Adop on shall be in compliance with the principle of ac ng in the best interest of the adoptee, and the lawful rights and interests of both the adoptee and the adopter shall be protected. Tra cking minors in the name of adop on is prohibited. Ar cle 1045 Rela ves include spouses, rela ves by blood, and rela ves by marriage. Spouses, parents, children, siblings, paternal and maternal grandparents, and paternal and maternal grandchildren are close rela ves. Spouses, parents, children, and other close rela ves living together are family members. Chapter II Entering into Marriage Ar cle 1046 A man and a woman shall enter into marriage freely and voluntarily. Neither party may compel the other party to enter into marriage against his will, and no organiza on or individual may interfere with the freedom of marriage. Ar cle 1047 To enter into a marriage, a man shall reach the age of twenty-two, and a woman shall reach the age of twenty. Ar cle 1048 Persons who are lineal rela ves by blood, or collateral rela ves by blood up to the third degree of kinship are prohibited from being married. Ar cle 1049 Both the man and the woman intending to enter into a marriage shall le registra on of the marriage in person with a marriage registra on authority. If the proposed marriage is found to conform to the provisions of this Code, the marriage shall be registered and a marriage cer cate shall be issued. A marital rela onship shall be established upon comple on of the marriage registra on. The couple who has failed to le a marriage registra on shall complete the registra on. Ar cle 1050 A er a marriage has been registered, by mutual consent, the woman may become a member of the man’s family or vice versa. Ar cle 1051 A marriage is void in any of the following situa ons: (1) either party to the marriage commits bigamy; (2) the par es to the marriage fall within the rela ve rela ons prohibited by law from marrying each other; or (3) either party to the marriage is under the statutory marriageable age. Ar cle 1052 If a marriage is entered into as a result of coercion, the coerced party may apply to the people’s court to annul the marriage. Such an applica on to annul the marriage shall be made within one year from the date of the coercive act ceases. Where the coerced party whose personal freedom is illegally constrained wishes to annul the marriage, the applica on to annul the marriage shall be made within one year from the date when the party’s personal freedom is restored. Ar cle 1053 If one of the par es su ers from a serious disease, he shall truthfully inform the other party of such disease prior to marriage registra on; where such informa on is not truthfully provided, the other party may apply to the people’s court to annul the marriage. ti fi ti fi ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ff ti ti ti ti ti ti ft ti ti fi ti ti ffi ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti 113