China-connected family law, explained
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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.
Key evidence in a cross-border divorce involving China assets
What evidence actually moves a cross-border divorce: jurisdiction evidence, asset evidence, transfer evidence, custody evidence and …
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…
Can a Chinese court divide overseas real estate?
Generally a Chinese court will not make a directly enforceable order over real property located outside China. What it can do is dea…
What happens if my spouse cannot be located abroad?
The case can still proceed. Where none of the statutory service routes can be used, the court serves by public notice, and since the…
Does China recognise a foreign divorce decree?
Not automatically. A foreign divorce decree does not take effect in China on its own; it must be recognised by a Chinese court on ap…
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