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Book 4 · Family law  ›  Title 5 · Effects of marriage in general › Section 1356

Household management, gainful employment

(1) The spouses provide for the household management in mutual agreement. If the household management is left to one of the spouses, that spouse manages the household on their own responsibility.

(2) Both spouses are entitled to pursue gainful employment. In the choice and pursuit of their gainful employment, they are to give due consideration to the concerns of the other spouse and the family.

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