The new provisions of the 2023 Marriage Law and the full text of the current Marriage Law
Time:2025-08-28 Views:1332
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With the implementation of the Civil Code and the abolition of the Marriage Law, significant adjustments have occurred in the legal relations within the field of marriage and family.
2. The Marriage and Family chapter of the Civil Code redefines the principles of marriage freedom, monogamy, and gender equality, and clearly prohibits domestic violence, abuse and abandonment among family members.
At the same time, the adoption system and kinship relations have also been regulated, establishing rights and obligations in marriage, such as the distinction between joint property and personal property of the couple, and between joint debts and personal debts of the couple.
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The Civil Code provides detailed explanations on the legal provisions concerning marriage and divorce.
2. Marriage must be based on the complete willingness of both the man and the woman. The age for marriage has been clearly defined, and the procedures for marriage registration have been stipulated.
3. Regarding divorce, the code stipulates different procedures for voluntary divorce and divorce through litigation, and makes detailed provisions on child custody, property division, etc.
4. At the same time, it provides clear legal consequences for invalid and annulled marriages, such as bigamy and coerced marriage.
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The section on family relations elaborately stipulates the relationships between husband and wife, parents and children, as well as other close relatives.
This includes the equality between husband and wife, the custody rights and obligations of parents over their children, and the obligation to support them, etc.
3. Especially when it comes to the issue of child custody after divorce, the law emphasizes the principle of what is most beneficial to the children and makes specific provisions on visitation rights, child custody expenses, etc.
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