Third part
Community life
Section 1
Marriage, family and children
Art. 124
(1) Marriage and family shall be the natural and moral basis of the human community and shall enjoy the special protection of the state
(2) In principle, men and women shall have the same civil rights and duties in marriage
Art. 125
(1) 1 Children are the most valuable resource of a people 2 They shall be entitled to develop into self-determined and responsible persons 3 Each mother shall be entitled to the protection and care of the state
(2) The maintenance of the purity of the family, its health and the social furtherance of the family shall be the common task of the state and the municipalities
(3) Families with many children shall be entitled to appropriate care, in particular they shall be entitled to healthy housing
Art. 126
(1) 1Parents shall have the natural right and the paramount duty to bring up their children in soundness of body, mind and spirit 2 The state and the municipalities must support the parents in their efforts 3 The will of the parents shall be authoritative in questions revolving the personal upbringing
(2) Children born outside marriage shall be entitled to furtherance in the same way as children born in marriage
(3) 1 Children and adolescents must be protected against exploitation and moral, mental and physical neglect and abuse by measures and institutions created by the state and the municipalities 2 The upbringing in a community home shall only be admissible in accordance with the legal provisions
Art. 127
The right of the religious communities and officially recognised philosophical communities to exert an appropriate influence in the upbringing of the children of their creed or philosophy shall be guaranteed without prejudice to the parents’ right to bring up their children
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