Hu Shuiqing

Practice Focus

Mr Hu's family practice covers divorce, division of matrimonial property, child custody and maintenance, and the disputes over company equity, real estate, receivables and debt that frequently accompany the breakdown of marriages between business owners in Yiwu. He also handles criminal defence matters, including cases involving serious personal and economic offences.

In divorce matters involving business assets, his work regularly involves valuing companies and shareholdings, tracing transfers of matrimonial property, distinguishing marital from personal debt, and structuring settlement terms that survive the parties' ongoing business relationships. His reported case work includes disputes over factory property transferred through share deals, debt claims brought against a former spouse by third-party creditors, and allegations of dissipation of matrimonial assets.

Under the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China (2020), divorce may be obtained by agreement or by litigation (Articles 1076 to 1080), and matrimonial property division and spousal support follow the statutory rules (Articles 1087 to 1091). Mr Hu advises clients on the procedural routes available, including the cooling-off period under Article 1077 and the circumstances in which a fault-based claim may be made under Article 1091.

On children and support, the Civil Code provides that a child under two years generally follows the mother, that a child over eight years must be heard, and that the best interests of the child guide the court's decision (Article 1084); child support obligations are governed by Article 1085. Mr Hu also handles maintenance and estate matters, including wills and succession for business owners, and coordinates with notaries and the courts where property is held in multiple names or through companies.

On the criminal defence side, he advises suspects and defendants from the earliest stages, including the right to legal representation during investigation, bail and detention considerations, and the trial strategy questions that arise in economic and personal criminal cases. He works with forensic accountants and other experts where the alleged offence involves complex financial transactions, a common feature of commercial disputes that cross into the criminal sphere.

He also advises on the intersection of family law and business: how shares in a company are valued and divided on divorce, how debts incurred by one spouse during the marriage are treated, and how pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreements can protect business assets under the Civil Code rules on agreed matrimonial property regimes.

Local Practice

Mr Hu is based in Yiwu city centre and appears regularly in the Yiwu courts and the Zhejiang appellate courts. He is familiar with the economic profile of Yiwu families, where business equity, factory real estate and cross-border trade receivables are common components of the matrimonial estate, and with the mediation practices of the local courts in family matters.

Representative Work

Mr Hu's reported work includes complex divorce and matrimonial property matters common to Yiwu's business families: division of company equity and factory real estate, claims involving debts asserted by third parties against one spouse after divorce, cases involving allegations of hidden or transferred marital assets, and criminal defence matters arising from family and economic disputes. He has written and lectured on family law practice issues, including the treatment of evidence such as recordings and transfer records in matrimonial disputes.

He also handles the full range of criminal defence work in the Yiwu courts, from the investigation stage through trial, including bail applications and sentencing advocacy, and advises clients on the interaction between family proceedings and any related criminal or administrative proceedings.

Languages and Engagement

Mr Hu conducts his practice in Chinese and works with foreign spouses and cross-border families through translators and foreign counsel. Clients should bring identification, marriage and property documents, bank and equity records, and any existing agreements. He explains the procedural steps, likely timeline and fee structure in writing before engagement, and maintains client confidentiality in accordance with the professional obligations of the Zhejiang Bar Association.