Marriage, Family and Succession
We advise on the property and personal consequences of family relationships — for private clients, for family businesses, and for foreign nationals with assets or family in China.
Services
- Marital property agreements and prenuptial arrangements
- Divorce, property division and disputes over jointly held assets
- Custody, support and guardianship of minors
- Testate and intestate succession; wills and estate planning
- Cross-border family matters: foreign marriages, overseas assets, recognition of foreign divorces
Sensitivity and Discretion
Family matters involving business interests require discretion as much as advocacy. We coordinate with tax and corporate advisers so that the resolution of a family dispute does not destabilise an operating business.
Case Notes & Publications
Proving Entitlement to a RMB 3 Million Estate
After Mr Huang divorced, his daughter lived with her mother. On his death he left a flat in Baoshan District worth over RMB 3 million, which his broth…
Cross-border Family Dispute: Compensation Mediated on Appeal
Y and L, siblings, lost both parents. Their mother had executed a deed of gift transferring her entire share of the family property to L, and the tran…
Twenty Elderly Residents Sue a Neighbourhood Committee Officer
Residents of a sub-district reported that a neighbourhood committee officer had borrowed money from them over several years for purported family expen…
Divorce Petition Refused at First Instance, Granted on a Fresh Action
A and B married after a long acquaintance and had two sons. After years of disputes A petitioned for divorce in Baoshan District. The court held that …
Jurisdiction as Strategy in a Cross-Pacific Divorce
A couple living on opposite sides of the Pacific separated. The husband petitioned in Shanghai for divorce, seeking custody of their only daughter. Ra…
Legal Bridge: A Full-Cycle Cross-border Family Service Product
The firm has developed "Legal Bridge", a full-cycle service for cross-border families, foreign nationals in China, overseas Chinese and holders of cro…
Inheritance Dispute Mediated After a 40/60 Judgment
Two brothers disputed their mother's estate — a flat in Xuhui District worth about RMB 5 million, left without a will. The elder brother sued for 80 p…
Brothers’ Property Partition: Settlement After Years of Litigation
Their mother died in 2021 leaving a Xuhui flat worth over RMB 5 million and no will. The elder brother sued for 81.25 per cent; the court awarded him …