In case of marriage and registration on another household register of a family head, there are only two possible cases such as to be a member of a family which has a female head of a family or to be adopted by a wife's family (marriage and adoption by wife's parents will be granted at the same time), however in case of marriage of a female family head, there are alternatives such as to go into retirement and to abolish a household after being permitted by a law court (the Old Civil Codes, Article 754).
戸主が婚姻して他家に入るには、女戸主の家に婚姻で入る場合と婿養子縁組（婚姻と妻の親との養子縁組を同時に行うこと）に限られたが、女戸主が婚姻するためであれば裁判所の許可を得て隠居・廃家ができた（旧民法754条）