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Australian documents for a Chinese court
DFAT can combine authentication and translation, which removes the most common sequencing problem.…
Australian business interests in a divorce decided in China
Family trusts are very common in Australian structures, and they take assets outside the property pool in ways clients rarely antici…
Which court in China can hear a cross-border divorce?
How Chinese jurisdiction works in cross-border divorce after the 2023 amendment: connecting factors, the identity-relation rule, ove…
How to divorce in China without travelling back
The practical route for remote clients: appointing a lawyer, executing and authenticating a power of attorney, appearing by video wh…
How to apply for recognition of a foreign divorce judgment in China
The recognition route in practice: which court, which documents, what the court examines, what the procedure does and does not cover…
How to trace assets transferred overseas in a divorce
What to do when you suspect assets have been moved offshore: preserve China-situated value first, build the transfer record, use the…
Cross-border inheritance in China when heirs live in different countries
How inheritance involving China-situated estate and heirs spread across several countries is untangled: choosing between notarial an…
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