Article 8 Where both men and women apply for marriage registration, the provisions of these Regulations shall apply.
Article 9 If the coerced party requests the marriage registration authority to cancel the marriage according to the provisions of Article 11 of the Marriage Law, it shall present the following supporting materials:
(1) my ID card and marriage certificate;
(2) Proof materials that can prove coerced marriage.
If the marriage registration authority considers that the coerced marriage is true and does not involve child support, property and debts, it shall cancel the marriage and declare the marriage certificate invalid.
Chapter III Registration of Divorce
Article 10 If a mainland resident divorces voluntarily, both men and women shall register for divorce at the marriage registration office where one of the permanent residences is located.
China citizens and foreigners voluntarily divorce in China Mainland, while mainland residents and Hong Kong residents, Macao residents, Taiwan Province residents and overseas Chinese voluntarily divorce in China Mainland. Both men and women should register for divorce at the marriage registration office where the permanent residence of mainland residents is located.
Article 11 Mainland residents applying for divorce shall submit the following documents and supporting materials:
(1) My household registration book and ID card;
(2) my marriage certificate;
(3) The divorce agreement signed by both parties.
When applying for divorce registration, Hong Kong residents, Macao residents, Taiwan Province residents, overseas Chinese and foreigners shall present valid passports and identity cards in addition to the documents and supporting materials specified in Items (2) and (3) of the preceding paragraph, and overseas Chinese and foreigners shall also present valid passports or other valid international travel documents.
The divorce agreement shall specify the expression of willingness of both parties to divorce and the consensus on matters such as child support, property and debt disposal.
Twelfth in any of the following circumstances, the marriage registration authority shall not accept the divorce registration:
(1) No divorce agreement has been reached;
(2) Belonging to a person without or with limited capacity for civil conduct;
(three) do not apply for marriage registration in mainland China.
Article 13 The marriage registration authority shall examine the certificates and certification materials issued by the parties involved in divorce registration and ask about the relevant information. If the parties do divorce voluntarily and reach an agreement on issues such as child support, property and debts, they shall register on the spot and issue a divorce certificate.
Fourteenth divorced men and women who voluntarily restore the relationship between husband and wife shall go through the remarriage registration at the marriage registration office. The provisions of this Ordinance on marriage registration shall apply to remarriage registration.
Chapter IV Marriage Registration Archives and Marriage Registration Certificates
Fifteenth marriage registration authority shall establish a marriage registration file. Marriage registration files should be kept for a long time. The specific management measures shall be formulated by the civil affairs department of the State Council in conjunction with the national archives management department.
Article 16 After receiving a copy of the people's court's judgment declaring a marriage null and void or revoking a marriage, the marriage registration authority shall file the copy of the judgment in the marriage registration files of the parties concerned.
Article 17 If a marriage certificate or divorce certificate is lost or damaged, the parties concerned may apply to the original marriage registration office or the marriage registration office where one party's permanent residence is located for a replacement with the household registration book and identity card. The marriage registration authority shall verify the marriage registration files of the parties concerned, and if it is confirmed to be true, it shall reissue the marriage certificate and divorce certificate for the parties concerned.
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