basis; and shall create the necessary institutions to guarantee its applicability. Likewise it shall regulate family relationships resulting from the stable union of a man and a woman. Nicaragua: Article 70. The family is the fundamental nucleus of society and has the right to protection by society and the State. Article 71. It is the right of Nicaraguans to form a family. ….The law shall regulate and protect this right. … Article 72. Marriage and stable de facto unions are protected by the State; they rest on the voluntary agreement between a man and a woman, and may be dissolved by mutual consent or by the will of one of the parties, as provided by law. Article 73. Family relations rest on respect, solidarity and absolute equality of rights and responsibilities between the man and woman. Parents must work together to maintain the home and provide for the integral development of their children, with equal rights and responsibilities. Furthermore, children are obligated to respect and assist their parents. These duties and rights shall be fulfilled in accordance with to the relevant legislation. Paraguay: Article 49. Protection of the Family The family is the foundation of society. Its comprehensive protection shall be promoted and guaranteed. The family comprises the stable union of a man and a woman, their children and the community formed with any of their ancestors and descendents. Article 50. Right to Constitute a Family Everyone has the right to constitute a family, in whose formation and development a woman and a man shall have the same rights and obligations. Article 51. Marriage and the Effects of De Facto Partnerships The law shall establish the formalities to be observed for marriage between a man and a woman, the requirements for contracting it, the grounds for separation or dissolution and its effects, as well as provisions for the administration of goods and other rights and obligations between spouses. A de facto partnership between a man and a woman, having no legal impediments to contracting marriage and being characterized by stability and monogamy, produces a similar effect to marriage, in accordance with the provisions established by law. Article 52. Union in Marriage The union in marriage of a man and a woman is one of the fundamental elements in the formation of a family. Peru: Article 4. The community and the State extend special protection to children, adolescents, mothers and the aged in a situation of abandonment. They also protect the family and promote marriage. They recognize the latter as natural, fundamental institutions of society. The form of marriage and grounds for separation and dissolution are governed by law. Article 5. The stable union between a man and a woman who, free of any matrimonial impediment, establish a common-law home gives rise to a joint estate subject to the provisions for conjugal partnerships, insofar as these are applicable. Uruguay: Article 40. The family is the basis of our society. The State shall safeguard its moral and material stability, for the optimum development of children within society. Article 41. Parents a duty and a right to care and educate their children so that they may develop their full physical, intellectual and social capabilities. Those having responsibility for a large number of offspring have the right to compensatory assistance, provided that they need this. The law shall make the necessary provision to ensure that children and young people are protected against physical, intellectual or moral neglect by their parents or guardians, as well as against exploitation and abuse. Article 42. Parents have the same duties to children born out of wedlock as to those born within it. Motherhood, whatever the condition or status of the woman, has the right to the protection of society and to assistance in the event of abandonment. Venezuela: Article 75. The State shall protect families as a natural association of society and as the fundamental unit for the overall development of persons. Family relationships are based on equal rights and duties, solidarity, common effort, mutual understanding and reciprocal respect among family members. The State guarantees protection to the mother, father or other person acting as head of a household. Children and adolescents have the right to live, be raised and develop in the bosom of their original family. When this is impossible or contrary to their best interest, they shall have the right to a substitute family, according to law. Adoption has effects similar to those of parenthood, and is 10