Explainers
Every page answers one question, states the answer first, and separates what China can do from what must be handled elsewhere.
French documents for a Chinese court
Certification differs between judicial and notarial documents, so the document type has to be identified before anything is ordered.…
French company interests in a divorce decided in China
French business ownership is often layered through holding companies, and the marital right attaches at a specific level of the chai…
Estates spanning China and Vietnam
Where the record of the family relationship is thin, proving heirship is harder than the succession law itself.…
Settling an estate that spans China and the United States
Who inherits and how the assets are released are two separate problems, and US institutions answer only the second.…
Settling an estate that spans China and the United Kingdom
UK probate and the Chinese succession procedure are independent, and neither institution recognises the other's grant.…
Estates spanning China and South Korea
Korean succession gives a reserved share to certain heirs, which can override what the will appears to provide.…
Estates spanning China and Singapore
Where wealth is held through structures, the estate question is often about control of the structure rather than about the assets th…
Estates spanning the Mainland and Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong probate and Mainland succession are separate, and Hong Kong has no reserved-share regime, so the outcomes can differ sharp…
Estates spanning China and Germany
Germany applies the law of the deceased's last habitual residence under the EU Succession Regulation, which may not be German law.…
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