Six draft sections （m specific areas of the Civil Code were submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People＇s Congress. China＇s top legislature, on August 27. One of them, the controversial draft on marr...Six draft sections （m specific areas of the Civil Code were submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People＇s Congress. China＇s top legislature, on August 27. One of them, the controversial draft on marriage and family, has aroused much debate among Internet users. It proposes a one-month cooling-off period for couples who wish to part ways and apply to divorce registration agencies. During the cooling-off month after a divorce registration agency receives a divorce application, either the husband or the wife can stop the application. After the cooling-off month, both sides are required to go to the agency for the divorce certificates. Failing to do so will mean the divorce application is canceled automatically.展开更多
文摘Six draft sections （m specific areas of the Civil Code were submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People＇s Congress. China＇s top legislature, on August 27. One of them, the controversial draft on marriage and family, has aroused much debate among Internet users. It proposes a one-month cooling-off period for couples who wish to part ways and apply to divorce registration agencies. During the cooling-off month after a divorce registration agency receives a divorce application, either the husband or the wife can stop the application. After the cooling-off month, both sides are required to go to the agency for the divorce certificates. Failing to do so will mean the divorce application is canceled automatically.
