Article 6 – Marriage and Family

(1) Marriage and the family shall enjoy the special protection of the state.

(2) The care and upbringing of children are the natural right of parents and a duty primarily incumbent upon them. The state community shall watch over the exercise of this right.

(3) Children may be separated from their family against the will of those entitled to their upbringing only pursuant to a law, if those entitled fail in their duties or if the children are otherwise in danger of neglect.

(4) Every mother is entitled to the protection and care of the community.

(5) Children born outside marriage shall be provided by legislation with the same conditions for their physical and mental development and their position in society as those born within marriage.