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＂Fake divorce＂ turned into reality, becoming a real-life version of ＂Remarriage＂
Time:2025-08-28 Views:1734
To get an affordable housing unit, the couple "faked a divorce". Unexpectedly, the woman was kicked out of the house by the man
The woman took the man to court. The court made a final judgment and the woman was eventually divided into the couple's joint property
The TV drama "Remarriage" tells the story of a couple, Shi Xiaofen and Pan Jun, who pretended to divorce to purchase an affordable housing unit. Eventually, due to a colleague's report, their plan to buy a house fell through. Throughout the process, the couple had many conflicts. Nowadays, a real-life version of "Remarriage" is being staged in our city. A couple who came to work in Dalian from another place finally bought a house after going through all kinds of hard work. However, driven by profit, they still want to get another affordable housing unit. So, they privately reached an agreement for a fake divorce. The devoted wife fully believed her husband's promise and did not ask for any property in the divorce agreement, leaving with nothing. To her great surprise, when she returned from working in Singapore, she was kicked out of the house by her ex-husband. Having just woken up from a big dream, will she eventually get her own share of the property?
My wife went abroad to work to pay off the mortgage
Xiaohong and Li Gang (both pseudonyms) were classmates in junior high school. They came to work in Dalian from other places one after another. In 2003, after more than three years of dating, the two decided to get married. They all agreed that no matter how difficult it was, they would have their own home and their own house in Dalian.
They chose a house in the suburbs with a total price of 100,000 yuan. Since the two had long been inseparable and all the money was in Li Gang's place, Li Gang was responsible for handling the house purchase procedures. The house was bought in Li Gang's name and a loan of 60,000 yuan was processed in Li Gang's name. After buying the house, the two happily registered their marriage.
After marriage, faced with a monthly bank loan of nearly a thousand yuan to repay, the young couple began to feel a lot of pressure. In order to pay off the loan as soon as possible, Xiaohong decided to go abroad to work with a few friends. In this way, when Xiaohong returned after striving in a foreign land for three years, she paid off the loan in one go with the money she earned from working.
I want to get an affordable housing unit to get a fake divorce
After paying off the mortgage, not only did they feel no pressure, but what also surprised the couple was that the house they bought for 100,000 yuan has now risen to nearly 380,000 yuan. It seems that buying a house is still the quickest way to make money. At this time, some of their friends around them successfully applied for affordable housing, which caused another stir in their life that had just calmed down. After discussing, the two decided to have a fake divorce for the sake of the house.
According to Xiaohong's later account, Li Gang's solemn promise of divorce at that time was a lie, just to get an "affordable housing unit". She never doubted it at all, thinking it was merely a fake divorce and that they would remarry after getting the house. So, they promptly went through the divorce procedures. Just as they had agreed, after the divorce, they didn't leave home and still lived under the same roof.
The woman was actually kicked out of her home for making the false claim true
Just a few months ago, when Xiaohong was still looking forward to the "affordable housing" falling from the sky, Xiaohong, who had never taken divorce seriously, was forcibly "invited" out of the house by Li Gang. One day, Li Gang said to Xiaohong seriously, "We've already divorced. The house is mine. You have no right to live in it."
Xiaohong, extremely shocked, could hardly believe her ears. However, Li Gang's words were extremely tough. He was speaking very seriously and was by no means joking. Xiaohong almost broke down on the spot.
What made Xiaohong even more speechless was that she hastily went through a fake divorce because she had believed Li Gang's vow back then. At that time, she didn't care at all about the joint property including the house and savings, nor did she ask to include it in the divorce agreement.
Xiaohong recalled that back then, no matter how the divorce agreement was written, she had always followed Li Gang's advice completely. Her thought at that time was that a fake divorce was just to get an affordable housing unit, and it didn't matter how the agreement was written. Therefore, in their divorce agreement, they stipulated: "After marriage, both parties have no children, no joint property, no joint creditor's rights and debts. The property of each party before marriage shall be owned by each party respectively." There is no shared housing after marriage. According to Li Gang, the house is his, and the money that Xiaohong brought back when she returned from working abroad, as long as it was with Li Gang, is also his. According to this agreement, Xiaohong really has nothing left.
Xiaohong recalled that she had divorced in a muddled way for the sake of undeserved benefits, but she never expected that it would turn out to be a reality. Recalling the hardships she had endured working in a foreign land, she wanted to burst into tears, but for some reason, she couldn't even manage to cry.
Having left empty-handed, she could only live in a shared apartment. She was completely disheartened and once lost confidence in life.
Lawyer's analysis
Marriage should not be a bargaining chip for economic benefits
Lawyer Liu Chunying analyzed the painful lesson that Xiaohong faced in this special divorce case she handled, which turned the fake into the real:
Before marriage, both parties jointly contributed to the purchase of a house, but only Li Gang's name was written on the property ownership certificate, while the name of the other actual contributor, Xiaohong, was not included. This created an insurmountable obstacle for Xiaohong to claim joint ownership of the property rights in the future.
When going through the divorce procedures, both Xiaohong and Li Gang were citizens with full capacity for civil conduct. They lawfully completed the divorce procedures, which have already taken legal effect. Since then, their marital relationship has legally ceased.
From a legal perspective, there is no distinction between genuine and fake divorces. After a divorce, when a man and a woman remarry, it is necessary for both parties to be willing. Moreover, since it is not a genuine divorce, it is inevitable that the property division agreement is not clear. Whether they remarry or not, disputes are likely to arise. If one party turns a feigned play into a real one, the other party will lose more than just property. In conclusion, marriage should not be a bargaining chip for economic benefits. Do not risk your marriage. Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.