Chapter II
GETTING MARRIED
Article 8. Conditions for getting married
1. A man and a woman wishing to marry each other must satisfy the following conditions:
a /The man is full 20 years or older, the woman is full 18 years or older;
b/ The marriage is voluntarily decided by the man and woman;
c/ The man and woman do not lose the civil act capacity;
d/ The marriage does not fall into one of the cases prescribed at Points a, b, c and d, Clause 2, Article 5 of this Law.
2. The State shall not recognize marriage between persons of the same sex.
Article 9. Marriage registration
1. A marriage shall be registered with a competent state agency in accordance with this Law and the law on civil status.
A marriage which is not registered under this Clause is legally invalid.
2. A divorced couple who wish to re-establish their husband and wife relation shall register their re-marriage.
Article 10. Persons having the right to request annulment of illegal marriage
1. A person who is forced or deceived into a marriage has, as prescribed by the civil procedure law, the right to request by himself/herself, or propose a person or an organization prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article to request, a court to annul his/her illegal marriage due to violation of Point b, Clause 1, Article 8 of this Law.
2. The following persons, agencies and organizations have, as prescribed by the civil procedure law, the right to request a court to annul an illegal marriage due to violation of Point a, c or d, Clause 1, Article 8 of this Law;
a/ The spouse of a married person who gets married to another person; parent, child, guardian or another at-law representative of a person who gets married illegally;
b/ The state management agency in charge of families;
c/ The state management agency in charge of children;
d/ The women’s union.
3. When detecting an illegal marriage, other persons, agencies or organizations have the right to propose an agency or organization prescribed at Point b, c, or d, Clause 2 of this Article to request a court to annul such marriage.
Article 11. Handling of illegal marriage
1. A court shall handle illegal marriage in accordance with this Law and the civil procedure law.
2. In case at the time of a court’s settlement of a request for annulment of an illegal marriage, both partners fully satisfy the marriage conditions prescribed in Article 8 of this Law and request recognition of their marriage relation, the court shall recognize that relation. In this case, the marriage relation shall be established from the time both partners fully satisfy the marriage conditions as prescribed by this Law.
3. A court’s decision annulling an illegal marriage or recognizing a marriage relation shall be sent to the agency having registered that marriage for recording in the civil status register; to the two partners of the illegal marriage; and to related persons, agencies and organizations as prescribed by the civil procedure law.
4. The Supreme People’s Court shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Supreme People’s Procuracy and the Ministry of Justice in, guiding this Article.
Article 12. Legal consequences of the annulment of illegal marriage
1. When an illegal marriage is annulled, the two partners of such marriage shall stop their husband and wife relation.
2. The rights and obligations of parents and children shall be settled according to provisions on rights and obligations of parents and children upon divorce.
3. Property relations, obligations and contracts between the parties shall be settled according to Article 16 of this Law.
Article 13. Handling of ultra vires marriage registration
For a marriage which is registered ultra vires, a competent state agency shall, upon request, withdraw and cancel the marriage certificate in accordance with the civil status law and request two partners to re-register their marriage with a competent state agency. In this case, the marriage relation shall be established on the date of the previous marriage registration.
Article 14. Settlement of consequences of men and women cohabiting as husband and wife without marriage registration
1. A man and woman eligible for getting married under this Law who cohabit as husband and wife without registering their marriage have no rights and obligations between husband and wife. Rights and obligations toward their children, property, obligations and contracts between the partners must comply with Articles 15 and 16 of this Law.
2. For a man and woman who cohabit as husband and wife under Clause 1 of this Article and later register their marriage in accordance with law, their marriage relation shall be established from the time of marriage registration.
Article 15. Rights and obligations of parents and children for men and women cohabiting as husband and wife without marriage registration
Rights and obligations between a man and woman cohabiting as husband and wife and their children must comply this Law’s provisions on rights and obligations of parents and children.
Article 16. Settlement of property relations and obligations and contracts between men and women cohabiting as husband and wife without marriage registration
1. Property relations, obligations and contracts between a man and woman cohabiting as husband and wife without marriage registration shall be settled under the partners’ agreement. In case there is no agreement, they shall be settled in accordance with the Civil Code and other relevant laws.
2. The settlement of property relations must ensure lawful rights and interests of women and children. Housework and other related work to maintain the cohabitation shall be regarded as income-generating labor.
Tìm kiếm
Nghị định 97/2007/NĐ-CP (Bản Word)