Interpretations of "Title Five Marriage and Family" of the Civil Code (Article 19) (Selected from translated works authored by Robert Zhang & Steve Li) Article 19 The "one year" period stipulated in Article 1052 of the Civil Code shall not be governed by the provisions pertaining to the susp…
Interpretations of "Title Five Marriage and Family" of the Civil Code (Article 20) (Selected from translated works authored by Robert Zhang & Steve Li)Article 20 An invalid or a revoked marriage "shall not be legally binding ab initio" as stipulated in Article 1054 of the Civil Code means tha…
Interpretations of "Title Five Marriage and Family" of the Civil Code (Article 21) (Selected from translated works authored by Robert Zhang & Steve Li) Article 21 Where a marriage is invalidated or annulled by a people's court as claimed by either spouse, the marriage certificates shall be surrend…
Interpretations of "Title Five Marriage and Family" of the Civil Code (Article 22) (Selected from translated works authored by Robert Zhang & Steve Li) Article 22 Where a marriage is invalidated or revoked, the property obtained by the man and the woman during their cohabitation shall be disposed of a…
Interpretations of "Title Five Marriage and Family" of the Civil Code (Article 23) (Selected from translated works authored by Robert Zhang & Steve Li) III. Spousal RelationshipArticle 23 Where a husband claims damages on the ground that his reproductive right was infringed upon by his wife's ter…
Interpretations of "Title Five Marriage and Family" of the Civil Code (Article 24) (Selected from translated works authored by Robert Zhang & Steve Li) Article 24 For the purpose of these Interpretations, the "profits from intellectual property rights" referred to in Item (3) of the first par…
Divorce Case without Marriage RegistrationThe Civil Code stipulates a formal requirement for the validity of a marriage, i.e., marriage registration. This means that a man and a woman intending to marry each other must apply to the marriage registration office of civil affair bureau in the jurisdiction where they will c…
Suspension due to Force Majeure in Divorce RegistrationWhat are the consequences in case of a force majeure event after you have filed a petition for divorce registration?According to the Reply to Issues Relating to Divorce Registration during the Epidemic Period issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the time period…
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