婚姻法 the law of marriage.ppt

Marriage?Law  三班第五小组  黄雅灿 李万琴 朱霖菲 马玲;目录;*;*;*;Marriage ;Marriage age The minimum age at which a person is able to lawfully marry, and whether parental or other consents are required Upon receipt of an application to register a marriage, the civil affairs office will ascertain that both parties are of minimum marriage ability age (generally 22 for men and 20 for women), although a higher minimum may be established by the local civil affairs offic. Both parties are single then they are free to marry. Persons who have been married previously will be asked to submit original or certified copies of final divorce or annulment decrees(法定注销）, or of death certificates if widowed. ;Gender restrictions In response to changing social and political attitudes, some jurisdictions and religious denominations now recognize marriages between people of the same sex. Some jurisdictions have instead civil unions or domestic partnerships, while some others explicitly prohibit same-sex marriages. At present, the following countries admit the legality of homosexual marriage The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Sweden and Portugal ;Kinship restrictions The marriage laws of all countries restrict the relatives a person is allowed to marry, though the degree of prohibited relationship varies widely. In most countries, marriage between brothers and sisters is forbidden. Many countries maintain a standard of required distance (in both consanguinity(血亲关系） and affinity（姻亲关系）) for marriage. ;The current law relating to marriage in China is the Marriage Law of the People’s Republic of China 1980 as amended in April 2001. Under this law, marriage registration procedures are administered by the local civil affairs office, minzhengju, in each jurisdiction. Persons planning to marry should visit one of these offices for specific information. There will be a fee fo