离婚“时”究竟指何时——《婚姻法》第四十七条实施中的困惑及修改建议

Confusion and Amendment Proposal About the 47th Article of The Marriage Law of China

《婚姻法》第四十七条规定，离婚时，对隐匿、转移、侵占夫妻共同财产的一方．分割夫妻共同财产时可以少分或不分。这本来有利于保护受损方的合法权益．但实施起来却有不少困惑．主要问题是离婚“时”究竟指何时并不明确，别有用心的一方可借此为自己在离婚前隐匿、转移、侵占夫妻共同财产的行为进行狡辩．按照立法者的原意．《婚姻法》对夫妻共同财产的保护不应该只局限于“离婚时”，那么，任何一方在婚姻关系存续期间隐匿、转移、侵占夫妻共同财产都应受到处罚。由此可见．《婚姻法》第四十七条的时间状语“离婚时”是一疏．应作适当的修改。

The 47th article of The Marriage Law of China prescribes that the party concealing, transferring and embezzling marital community property at the time of divorce get less or no property in the division. It intends to protect the legal rights and interest of the aggrieved party. But people are confused about what time on earth＂the time of divorce＂means. The legislator＇s real intention is to penalize the party concealing, transferring and embezzling community property when matrimonial relation still exists. Hence,amendment should be made.