1.1 Article 1. Scope of regulation1.2 Article 2. Fundamental principles of the marriage and family regime1.3 Article 3. Interpretation of terms1.4 Article 4. The State’s and society’s responsibilities for marriage and family1.5 Article 5. Protection of the marriage and family regime1.6 Article 6. Application of the Civil Code and other relevant laws1.7 Article 7. Application of marriage and family practices
2.1 Article 8. Conditions for getting married2.2 Article 9. Marriage registration2.3 Article 10. Persons having the right to request annulment of illegal marriage2.4 Article 11. Handling of illegal marriage2.5 Article 12. Legal consequences of the annulment of illegal marriage2.6 Article 13. Handling of ultra vires marriage registration2.7 Article 14. Settlement of consequences of men and women cohabiting as husband and wife without marriage registration2.8 Article 15. Rights and obligations of parents and children for men and women cohabiting as husband and wife without marriage registration2.9 Article 16. Settlement of property relations and obligations and contracts between men and women cohabiting as husband and wife without marriage registration
4.1 Article 17. Equality in rights and obligations between husband and wife4.2 Article 18. Protection of personal rights and obligations of husband and wife4.3 Article 19. Husband and wife attachment4.4 Article 20. Selection of domicile of husband and wife4.5 Article 21. Respect for honor, dignity and prestige of husband and wife4.6 Article 22. Respect for the right to freedom of belief and religion of husband and wife4.7 Article 23. Rights and obligations to study, work and take part in political, economic, cultural and social activities
5.1 Article 24. Bases for determination of representation between husband and wife5.2 Article 25. Representation between husband and wife in business relations5.3 Article 26. Representation between husband and wife in case only one spouse is named in the ownership or use right certificate of common property5.4 Article 27. Joint liability of husband and wife
6.1 Article 28. Application of the matrimonial property regime6.2 Article 29. General principles of the matrimonial property regime6.3 Article 30. Rights and obligations of husband and wife to meet their family’s essential needs6.4 Article 31. Transactions related to the home being the sole domicile of husband and wife6.5 Article 32. Transactions with third parties in good faith related to bank accounts, securities accounts and other movable assets not required by law to be registered for ownership and use6.6 Article 33. Common property of husband and wife6.7 Article 34. Registration of ownership and use rights for common property6.8 Article 35. Possession, use and disposition of common property6.9 Article 36. Common property used for business activities6.10 Article 37. Common property obligations of husband and wife6.11 Article 38. Common property division during the marriage period6.12 Article 39. Effective time of common property division during the marriage period6.13 Article 40. Consequences of common property division during the marriage period6.14 Article 41. Termination of effect of common property division during the marriage period6.15 Article 42. Invalidated common property division during the marriage period6.16 Article 43. Separate property of husband and wife6.17 Article 44. Possession, use and disposition of separate property6.18 Article 45. Separate property obligations of husband and wife6.19 Article 46. Merger of separate property into common property6.20 Article 47. Agreement on establishment of the matrimonial property regime6.21 Article 48. Basic contents of an agreement on the matrimonial property regime6.22 Article 49. Modification of the agreement on the matrimonial property regime6.23 Article 50. Invalidated agreement on the matrimonial property regime
8.1 Article 51. The right to request settlement of divorce8.2 Article 52. Encouragement of grassroots-level conciliation8.3 Article 53. Acceptance of divorce petitions8.4 Article 54. Conciliation at court8.5 Article 55. Divorce by mutual consent8.6 Article 56. Divorce at the request of one spouse8.7 Article 57. Time of termination of marriage and responsibility to send divorce judgments or decisions8.8 Article 58. Rights and obligations of parents and children after divorce8.9 Article 59. Principles of settlement of property of husband and wife upon divorce8.10 Article 60. Settlement of property rights and obligations of husband and wife toward a third party upon divorce8.11 Article 61. Division of property for a couple living with their family8.12 Article 62. Division of land use rights of husband and wife upon divorce8.13 Article 63. The right to stay of a spouse upon divorce8.14 Article 64. Division of common property used for business activities
9.1 Article 65. Time of termination of marriage9.2 Article 66. Settlement of property of husband and wife in case a spouse is dead or declared to be dead by a court9.3 Article 67. Personal and property relations upon return of a spouse who is declared to be dead
11.1 Article 68. Protection of rights and obligations of parents and children11.2 Article 69. Obligations and rights of parents11.3 Article 70. Rights and obligations of children11.4 Article 71. Obligation and right to care for and raise11.5 Article 72. Obligation and right to educate children11.6 Article 73. Representation for children11.7 Article 74. Compensation for damage caused by children11.8 Article 75. Children’s right to have their own property11.9 Article 76. Management of children’s own property11.10 Article 77. Disposition of property of minor children or adult children who have lost their civil act capacity11.11 Article 78. Rights and obligations of adoptive parents and adopted children11.12 Article 79. Obligations and rights of stepparents and stepchildren11.13 Article 80. Rights and obligations of daughters-in-law, sons-in-law and parents-in-law11.14 Article 81. Looking after, care for, raising and education of children after divorce11.15 Article 82. Obligations and rights of the parent who does not directly raise children after divorce11.16 Article 83. Obligations and rights of the parent directly raising children toward the person not directly raise children after divorce11.17 Article 84. Change of the person directly raising children after divorce11.18 Article 85. Restrictions on parents’ rights toward their minor children11.19 Article 86. Persons entitled to request a court to restrict a parent’s rights toward a minor child11.20 Article 87. Legal consequences of restriction on parents’ rights toward their minor children
12.1 Article 88. Identification of parents12.2 Article 89. Identification of children12.3 Article 90. Right to recognize parents12.4 Article 91. Right to recognize children12.5 Article 92. Identification of parents and children in case requesting persons have died12.6 Article 93. Identification of parents in case of giving birth with assisted reproductive technology12.7 Article 94. Identification of parents in case of altruistic gestational surrogacy12.8 Article 95. Conditions for altruistic gestational surrogacy12.9 Article 96. Agreement on altruistic gestational surrogacy12.10 Article 97. Rights and obligations of the altruistic gestational carrier party12.11 Article 98. Rights and obligations of altruistic gestational surrogacy requesting party12.12 Article 99. Settlement of disputes related to giving birth with assisted reproductive technology and altruistic gestational surrogacy12.13 Article 100. Handling of violations related to giving birth with assisted reproductive technology and gestational surrogacy12.14 Article 101. Competence to settle identification of parents and children12.15 Article 102. Persons having the right to request identification of parents and children
13.1 Article 103. Rights and obligations among other family members13.2 Article 104. Rights and obligations of paternal grandparents, maternal grandparents and grandchildren13.3 Article 105. Rights and obligations of siblings13.4 Article 106. Rights and obligations of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews
14.1 Article 107. Support obligation14.2 Article 108. One person supporting many persons14.3 Article 109. Many persons jointly supporting one person or many persons14.4 Article 110. Support obligation of parents toward children14.5 Article 111. Support obligation of children toward parents14.6 Article 112. The support obligation among siblings14.7 Article 113. Support obligation between paternal grandparents, maternal grandparents and grandchildren14.8 Article 114. Support obligation among aunts, uncles and nieces, nephews14.9 Article 115. Maintenance obligation between husband and wife after divorce14.10 Article 116. Support level14.11 Article 117. Support method14.12 Article 118. Termination of support obligation14.13 Article 119. Persons having the right to request performance of the support obligation14.14 Article 120. Encouragement of assistance from organizations and individuals
15.1 Article 121. Protection of lawful rights and interests of parties to marriage and family relations involving foreign elements15.2 Article 122. Application of laws to marriage and family relations involving foreign elements15.3 Article 123. Competence to settle cases and matters of marriage and family involving foreign elements15.4 Article 124. Consular legalization of papers and documents on marriage and family15.5 Article 125. Recognition and writing of judgments and decisions of foreign courts and competent foreign agencies on marriage and family15.6 Article 126. Marriage involving foreign elements15.7 Article 127. Divorce involving foreign elements15.8 Article 128. Identification of parents and children involving foreign elements15.9 Article 129. Support obligation involving foreign elements15.10 Article 130. Application of the agreed matrimonial property regime; settlement of consequences of the co-living of men and women as husband and wife without marriage registration involving foreign elements
16.1 Article 131. Transitional provisions16.2 Article 132. Effect16.3 Article 133. Detailing and implementation guidance
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