Interpretations on "Marriage and Family": action to terminate cohabitation
The Supreme People's Court's Interpretations on Issues Pertaining to the Application of Title Five "Marriage and Family" of The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China (I)
(Selected from translated works authored by Robert Zhang & Steve Li)
Article 3 Where a party brings a lawsuit only requesting the termination of their cohabitation relationship, the people's court shall not admit the case or shall dismiss the case if it has been admitted.
Article 4 Where a party brings a lawsuit due to a dispute over property division or child support during cohabitation, the people's court shall admit the case.
Article 5 The people's court shall not accept a lawsuit filed by a party only on the basis of Article 1043rd of the Civil Code; Where it has been accepted, it shall be ruled to dismiss the prosecution.