论离婚之反诉

Divorce Cases and Counterclaims

司法实践中,离婚案件的被告如提出离婚请求一般会因其诉讼请求与原告诉讼请求相同而被认为离婚反诉不能成立。实际上,在《婚姻法》确立离婚损害赔偿制度之后,允许被告提出离婚反诉已成为保障无过错方作为被告时行使离婚损害赔偿诉权的必要制度。基于离婚诉讼的特殊性以及我国现有法律对离婚诉权的规定,离婚诉讼的被告不论有无与原告不同的离婚理由,均应有权提出离婚反诉而不受"一事不再理"的限制。但被告反诉离婚应同时提出损害赔偿请求,否则无受理的必要;法院对于离婚反诉应与离婚本诉合并审理,合一裁判。

In a divorce case,if the defendant files a counterclaim of divorce,it generally would not be accepted because his claim is the same with the plaintiff.However,the system of divorce damage compensation regulated in the Marriage Law granted the defendant the right of filing a counterclaim when he is innocent.Because of the characteristics of the divorce case and the regulation of our current laws,no matter whether the defendant has the same cause with the plaintiff in a divorce case,the former has the right to file a counterclaim and it is not subject to the principle of non bis in idem.Nonetheless,the defendant should claim damage compensation at the same time when he files a counterclaim,otherwise it is unnecessary for the court to accept the case.The court should make the divorce case and the counterclaim actio mixta and integrate the judgments.