China-connected family law, explained
Every page answers one question, states the answer first, and separates what China can do from what must be handled elsewhere. Written for overseas clients, reviewed by the team.
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On top of the guides listed below, the library also covers single-issue explainers, comparisons, checklists and country scenarios, in English and Chinese. Every page answers one question and states the China connection it depends on.
Custody where one parent is in Singapore and the child is in China
Singapore courts apply a welfare test similar in principle to other common-law jurisdictions, but the practical question is again en…
Custody between the Mainland and Hong Kong, China
The mutual recognition arrangement covers family judgments, which can extend to care arrangements — a route unavailable for other fo…
Custody and parental responsibility: Germany and China compared
Germany's joint parental responsibility continues after divorce by default, which is a different starting point from the Chinese app…
Custody between China and France: authority and residence
French parental authority is exercised jointly, and international relocation requires the other parent's agreement or a court order.…
Custody where one parent is in Canada and the child is in China
Canada applies the best-interests test through provincial courts, and the child's habitual residence usually decides which court can…
Custody where one parent is in Australia and the child is in China
Australia's framework emphasises equal shared parental responsibility, which differs from the Chinese approach to decision-making.…
Canadian property in a Chinese divorce: provincial regimes and what follows
Canada has no single matrimonial property law — the province decides, and the difference is larger than most clients expect.…
Canadian documents for a Chinese filing: the provincial question
Marriage certificates are provincial, so the issuing province — not the client's current city — sets the route.…
Canadian corporate interests in a divorce decided in China
Canadian small-business structures commonly sit alongside a family trust, and the trust is usually the harder problem.…
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