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.
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.…
Estates spanning China and France
French succession gives children a reserved share that overrides the will, and an assurance-vie sits outside the estate altogether.…
Estate matters spanning China and Canada
Probate is provincial in Canada, so a single estate can require two separate grants.…
Estates spanning China and Australia
Australian probate is state-based, and each state has its own procedural requirements.…
Divorcing in China when the marriage was registered in Vietnam
The threshold question in Vietnam-connected cases is usually whether a registrable marriage exists at all — not how to dissolve one.…
Divorcing in China when the marriage was registered in the United States
State-versus-federal confusion is the defining feature of US-connected matters: the same marriage can generate documents from two di…
Divorcing in China when the marriage was registered in the United Kingdom
England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are three separate systems, and which one made the order affects everything downstr…
Divorcing in China when the marriage was registered in South Korea
Korea keeps a live family relations register rather than a fixed marriage certificate, which changes what evidence means.…
Divorcing in China when the marriage was registered in Singapore
Singapore is the one jurisdiction where the assets are frequently held through structures rather than directly, so the first task is…
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