News from this newspaper (Reporter Wang Haoxiong) On August 11, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People's Court concluded a case of Lu and Wei's application for recognition of the absolute decree of divorce from the Hong Kong District Court.
This case is the first case in Beijing where the "Arrangement" is applied to recognize Hong Kong-related disputes after the implementation of the "Arrangement of the Supreme People's Court on the Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Marriage and Family Civil Cases by the Courts of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" (hereinafter referred to as the "Arrangement"). Divorce judgments of the courts of the Special Administrative Region.
It is understood that on April 12, 2022, the Hong Kong District Court issued the "Certificate of Temporary Judgment Changed to Absolute Judgment (Divorce Case)" for the lawsuit filed by Lu and Wei for the dissolution of the marriage relationship. Released accordingly.
Lu then filed an application with the Fourth Intermediate Court, requesting the court to recognize the above-mentioned absolute decree of divorce in accordance with the law.
The Fourth Intermediate Court conducted a review and inquiry on August 11, 2022. After review, the absolute decree of divorce involved in the case is an effective judgment made by the court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on civil cases of marriage and family, which is recognized by the "Arrangement".
The court held that there was no circumstance in which the above-mentioned absolute decree of divorce was disapproved as stipulated in the Arrangement, and after reviewing the party's application for recognition in accordance with the law, it made a ruling in court and approved the above-mentioned absolute decree of divorce.
The "Arrangement" is the latest institutional arrangement based on the judicial practice experience of mutual recognition of marriage and family judgments between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. , property division, determination of guardianship and other issues.
The Beijing Fourth Intermediate People's Court recognized the absolute decree of divorce in accordance with the "Arrangement", enabling all matters established by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region court in the marriage and family judgment to be recognized by the mainland people's court.
This case is of great significance to the further development of inter-regional judicial assistance. It not only fully protects the marriage and family relationship between the two places, effectively reduces the burden of litigation on the parties, rationally optimizes judicial resources, but also facilitates the realization of the system practice between different jurisdictions in my country. Consistency, and make useful practice for the development and improvement of the socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics.