Interpretations of "Title Five Marriage and Family" of the Civil Code (Article 11)
Interpretations of "Title Five Marriage and Family" of the Civil Code (Article 11)
(Selected from translated works authored by Robert Zhang & Steve Li)
Article 11 Where a plaintiff files a motion to withdraw his case for annulment of a marriage after the case has been admitted by a people's court, the people's court shall not grant approval.
The validity of a marriage shall not be subject to mediation, and a decree thereon shall be made according to law.
Provided, however, that disputes over property division and child raising may be subject to mediation. After mediation, a consent decree thereon shall be made separately if an agreement is reached, and a judgment thereon shall be included in the decree if no agreement is reached.
Robert Zhang 
Steve Li 