Relationships

== I - Parental Relationships ==
----(a) Parental relationships is that between a child and a mother or father, by such definition all parental relationships should be considered between an elder and a younger.(i) Elders will always have to be respected by their youngers within all circumstances, not exactly in the essence of authority but in the esseence of respect.(b) Dowagers and other widowers are to also be respected regardless of age, the principal husband or wife is the mother/father to all children born to their spouse.
(c) Children are not allowed to marry off their parents without their permission.
(d) All virtious members of the state are to observe a sense of filial piety in which should be observed by all including members of the Imperial family.
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== II - Marital Relationships ==
----(a) A husband and wife must respect each other, he who raises a hand to his spouse are frowned upon by the court and the general public.
(b) The mother has the primary responsibility for her children in her feminine gender role. In the event that the mother is the head of the family, the roles are reversed and the mother becomes the breadwinner while the father is the caretaker.
(c) Heterosexual relationships are permissible within modest standards.
(d) Homosexual relationships are legal, however a female spouse is needed to continue the bloodline therefore a homosexual will never be permitted to hold the position of principal husband in a household.(i) Similarily, polygamy is permissible in the event that the harem system is followed through with.(e) It is forbidden to marry the following members of your family as it considered incestious:
* A parent
* A sibling
* An aunt or uncle
* An elder of the family who is responsible for caretaking
(f) For polygamous relationships to be validated, it must be approved in the first marriage contract as per the marital law stated here: 
Martial LawsRELIGIOUS LEGISLATION
(g) The harem system will only apply to heirs and heads of houses therefore providing them the right to dismiss a consort / concubine from their household respectively and demote/promote them as they see fit.
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== III - Familial Unit ==
----(a) In a traditional Yutemond Empire family, the following roles co-exist:
* Head of the family (provider)
* Principal spouse (caretaker)
* The household widow / widower (Dowager)
* Sons / daughters
* Brothers / sisters
* Uncles / aunts
* Nephews / nieces
* Grandsons / granddaughters
* Cousins
* Other distant relatives
(b) All heirs designate will have the right to have a harem
(c) All heads of houses will have the right to have a harem(i) Consorts that marry into the family and bare children of his/her marital house will not have the rights to a harem.(d) In a traditional Yutemond Empire family, the principal spouse is the legal mother/father of all the children born to the head of the family(i) She or he is considered the head of the family, only outranked by the head of the family and his/her parent who holds the title of a Dowager.(e) While homosexuality is permissible, the principal spouse must never be of the same sex as the head of house as it would cause complications with the nuclear familial system that Yutemond follows.
(f) All families are permitted to have at least 4 (four) heirs designate therefore a grand maximum of 5 (five) harems in each household including that of the head of house.
(g) Families are permitted to adopt individuals or make them honoury brothers / sisters however they would merge their original names into that of their family name to make the distinction evident.
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