According to the present civil code in Taiwan, mothers without brothers can pass on their family name to their daughters, which also gives them a measure of property and economic independence.
舉例而言，以往民法規定子女從父姓，現增訂了「母無兄弟，約定其子女從母姓者，從其約定」，換句話說，女子也能挑起傳宗接代的重責大任了。此外，夫妻分離財產制，也確立女性經濟獨立自主的權利。