Damages for Divorce

Provisions of The Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China (2031) Regarding Damages for Divorce

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Article 1091. The innocent spouse may claim damages in case of divorce due to the other spouse's:

(1) bigamy;

(2) cohabitation with any third party;

(3) domestic violence;

(4) maltreatment or desertion of any family member; or

(5) any other major fault.

Article 1092. Where either spouse conceals, transfers, sells off, destroys, or squanders their community property, or falsifies community debts in an attempt to misappropriate the property of the other spouse, such spouse shall only be entitled to a smaller share or no share of the community property in a divorce. Where any such act is found by the other party after divorce, they may file a petition with the people's court for re-division of their community property.