Interpretations of "Title Five Marriage and Family" of the Civil Code (Article 9)
Interpretations of "Title Five Marriage and Family" of the Civil Code (Article 9)
(Selected from translated works authored by Robert Zhang & Steve Li)
Article 9 After a man and a woman have registered their marriage, the man, the woman, or their interested parties may file a lawsuit with the people's court to claim invalidation of such marriage in accordance with the provisions of Article 1051 of the Civil Code. Such interested parties may be:
(1) A close relative or local competent organization of either spouse if the claim is based on the ground of bigamy of the other spouse;
(2) A close relative of the underage spouse if the claim is based on the ground that such spouse was under the legal age for marriage when they entered into marriage; and
(3) A close relative of either spouse if the claim is based on the ground that the spouses are forbidden from marrying each other due to kinship.
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