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New regulations on marriage and family in China
Time:2025-08-28 Views:966
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The new provisions on marriage and family in the fourth part of the Civil Code provide clear regulations on civil relations in marriage and family.
The basic principles of the marriage system include freedom of marriage, monogamy, and gender equality.
2. Strict prohibitions have been imposed on illegal activities in marriage, such as bigamy and domestic violence.
3. The relationship between husband and wife should be based on mutual loyalty and respect, maintaining an equal, harmonious, and civilized family environment.
4. Kinship relationships in marriage and family have also been defined in detail, including spouses, blood relatives, and in laws.
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The new regulations stipulate the equal status of spouses in marriage, the use of names, freedom of work and study, and the right to dispose of property. Special emphasis was placed on the equal rights of spouses and the shared responsibility of raising and educating their children.
In terms of family property, the definition of common property and personal property obtained during the existence of the marriage relationship is stipulated, and both spouses are allowed to agree on these properties.
At the same time, the legal actions of one spouse in daily family life are binding on both parties.
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The new regulations provide clear norms for the relationship between parents and children and other close relatives, emphasizing the obligation of parents to raise, educate, and protect their underage children, as well as the obligation of children to support their parents.
It stipulates that children born out of wedlock and children born in wedlock enjoy equal rights, safeguarding the rights and interests of stepchildren and parent-child relationships.
The litigation requests for objections to parent-child relationships, as well as the maintenance obligations between grandparents, maternal grandparents, and grandchildren, have also been detailed.
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