<P> Article 809 of the Korean Civil Code (Korean: 민법 제 809 조) was the codification of a traditional rule prohibiting marriage between men and women who have the same surname and ancestral home (bon - gwan). On 16 July 1997, the Constitutional Court of Korea ruled the article unconstitutional . The National Assembly of South Korea passed an amendment to the Article in March 2002, which came into force on 31 March 2005, and prohibited marriage only between men and women who are closely related . </P> <P> In Korea, a child inherits his or her father's surname . Traditionally, men and women who have the same surnames and "ancestral homes", called dongseong dongbon (Hangul: 동성동본, Hanja: 同姓 同 本), are not permitted to marry . </P>

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