James Ling with his team can provide assistance for a range of matters relating to marriage and family law in china for international married couple including:

Marriage and Divorce Law

Prenuptial agreements before marrying your Chinese wife or husband

Divorce in china including preparing documents for notary and authentication in your country     

Long-term separation issues for supporting your divorce claim that your intimacy relationship with your Chinese couple absolutely broken down and collapsed. 

Spousal maintenance

Property settlements

Binding Financial Agreements

Legal representation at people’s Court in China

Children’s Issues

Child support and enforcement of payments

Parenting plans for child custody and visitation

Parental rights

Guardianship of children

General Rights and Obligations of Married Person Under P.R.C. Law

If you are going to marry a Chinese lady or Chinese man, you are recommended to know the rights and obligations of married person on China. We are China lawyers handling family law and divorce matters.

Property Related Rights and Obligations

marital property is split 50:50 between husband and wife.

·   Unless otherwise provided by written agreement, the property obtained by either husband or wife before the date of marriage is personal property and the other party is not entitled to share.

·   Unless otherwise provided by law or written agreement, any property obtained by either party is marital property that jointly owned by the spouses from the date of marriage.  There are several exceptions, such as gift by either party’s parent.

·    A prenuptial that in writing  is valid. Spouses may also enter into agreement in the course of marriage setting forth the ownership of property with few exceptions.

·    Most debts incurred by either husband or wife during their marriage will be burden both, unless creditors know the existence of an agreement between the spouses with which have been stipulated separate responsibility for debt.

·    Husband and wife have the obligations to support each other during marriage, while they usually do not have to support each other after divorce.

·    Husband and wife have the right to inherit each other's estate after demised by PRC family law.