Wed, 31 Jan 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, Chengdu Court's historic decision, in a case of recognition of a foreign divorce judgment, exempts consular authentication, marking the first application of the Apostille Convention in Chinese courts.
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, Beijing's Chaoyang Court released a white paper on foreign-related family cases, highlighting key insights from 717 cases spanning 2018-2022, with divorce and inheritance disputes accounting for the majority, and addressing procedural and substantive issues in eight typical cases.
Tue, 01 Aug 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2023, China’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ) issued the Notice on Further Advancing Overseas Remote Video Notarization, with a list of 295 notarial institutions and embassies and consulates abroad that carry out remote video notarization.
Sun, 22 Jan 2023 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟
As of 2021, Chinese courts have granted 10,917 PPOs. When faced with this new tool against domestic violence, courts are learning how to use PPO best while preventing and solving concurrent problems.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2022, the Shenzhen Family Trial Center Involving Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwan and Foreign Factors established in this July held its first hearing of a cross-border family law dispute.
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
You can inherit the property of your parents, children, and spouse. If anyone lists you as the beneficiary in the will, you also have the inheritance rights stated in the will.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
China used to have Inheritance Law (Law on Succession). However, after the promulgation of the Civil Code in 2020, China has only the “Book VI Succession” in the Civil Code. In other words, the inheritance law became a part of the civil code.
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
There is no community property law in China. But you can find the relevant articles in "China’s Civil Code of China: Book V Marriage and Family".
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
The answer is NO. You don’t have to support your ex-wife after divorce in China.
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
First of all, you need to know whether the decedent has a will and whether you have inheritance rights in the will. If the decedent does not have a will, then you also need to know whether you are the heir in intestate inheritance. That is, whether you are the decedent’s parent, child, or spouse, if the governing law is Chinese law.