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Article 750Surname of Husband and Wife

第七百五十条(夫婦の氏)

A husband and wife take the surname of either the husband or the wife, as decided at the time of marriage.

夫婦は、婚姻の際に定めるところに従い、夫又は妻の氏を称する。

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