Overlays · 05 Editorial guide
Family & employer overlays
A detention can open a family or job file. Those hubs do not decide the criminal merits.
First job Separate family and employment questions from the criminal procedure file.
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Key considerations
The first questions are about urgency, governance and preservation — before collection expands or interviews begin.
- Are children, status or a spouse affected?
- Is the employer or a work permit involved?
- Is the criminal status already mapped?
Decision map
Keep the question bounded.
- Keep the criminal file firstStatus and counsel.
- Family questionsThe family hub for custody and status.
- Job questionsThe employment hub for contracts and workplace.
Quick answers
Need the short version? Start with one narrow question.
These explainers answer one question. They do not replace this topic route or a deep guide.
Curated resources
Open the asset that matches this job.
China criminal procedure and defense guide
National procedure desk for foreign nationals — not a civil damages map.
Divorce & family hub
Custody, status and family questions that sit beside a criminal file.
Employment & labour hub
Job, visa-linked work and workplace questions that sit beside a criminal file.
Helpful to prepare
Facts that make the next conversation clearer.
These items are orientation aids, not a legal requirement list.
Local context
Add the city when the bureau or court is local.
Public-security, procuratorate and court practice differ after the national procedural status is identified.
Open city and province guidesCounsel hand-off
Need criminal-defense counsel?
This hub organises procedure. It does not represent anyone, obtain bail or speak to investigators on your facts. For detention, use the consultation form’s emergency path.
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