Divorce Lawyers in China

The first distinction is whether both spouses can complete a registration divorce with agreement on children, property, and debts, or whether a court route is required. Cross-border marriages add separate questions about jurisdiction, service, evidence, foreign documents, parallel proceedings, recognition, and where assets and children are located.

Questions that change the route

Is the divorce genuinely agreed?

Confirm consent and whether child support, custody, contact, property, debts, housing, and implementation terms are sufficiently resolved.

Which court or registration authority is available?

Map nationality, household registration, habitual residence, current location, marriage registration, and any existing proceedings.

What must be preserved now?

Secure marriage and identity records, asset and debt evidence, child-care history, communications, valuations, company interests, and any urgent protection evidence.

Evidence to organize first

• Marriage certificate, identity and residence records, and procedural chronology
• Child arrangements, school and medical records, care history, and proposed parenting terms
• Property, accounts, shares, debts, tax, transfers, agreements, and location of assets

Official orientation sources: Civil Code — Marriage and Family Book · Anti-Domestic Violence Law. Source check: 5 October 2026.