According to Article 14 of the Law on Marriage and Family 2014, the resolution of the consequences when a man and woman live together as husband and wife without marriage registration is specified as follows:
- If a man and woman who meet the conditions for marriage according to this law live together as husband and wife without marriage registration, it does not give rise to rights and obligations between husband and wife. Rights and obligations towards children, assets, obligations, and contracts between the parties are resolved according to Article 15 and Article 16 of the Law on Marriage and Family 2014.
- In cases where a man and woman live together as husband and wife as mentioned above but later register their marriage according to the law, the marital relationship is established from the time of marriage registration.
Additionally, Clause 2 of Article 53 of the Law on Marriage and Family 2014 provides that:
Article 53. Handling divorce petitions
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2. In cases where there is no marriage registration but a divorce petition is filed, the court shall accept and declare that the marriage relationship is not recognized according to the provisions in Clause 1, Article 14 of this Law; if there are requests regarding children and assets, they are resolved according to Article 15 and Article 16 of this Law.
Thus, if a man and woman live together as husband and wife without marriage registration and a divorce petition is filed, the court shall accept and declare that the marriage relationship is not recognized.
Below is a collection of 30 appellate court judgments on family law regarding non-recognition of marital relationships in Vietnam:
No. | Judgment Name | Issuance Date | Court of Adjudication |
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1 | Judgment on dispute for not recognizing husband and wife relationship, child custody No. 14/2021/HNGD-PT | December 13, 2021 | People's Court of Soc Trang Province |
2 | Judgment on dispute for not recognizing husband and wife relationship, child custody, and asset division of a couple living together without marriage registration No. 02/2021/HNGD-PT | July 27, 2021 | People's Court of Hai Phong City |
3 | Judgment on request not to recognize husband and wife relationship, child custody dispute, shared assets No. 09/2021/HNGD-PT | May 25, 2021 | People's Court of Binh Phuoc Province |
4 | Judgment on request not to recognize husband and wife relationship and asset division dispute No. 22/2021/HNGD-PT | May 17, 2021 | People's Court of LA Province |
5 | Judgment not recognizing husband and wife relationship No. 01/2021/HNGD-PT | May 14, 2021 | People's Court of Yen Bai Province |
6 | Judgment not recognizing husband and wife relationship, child custody dispute, asset division of a couple living together without marriage registration No. 10/2021/HNGD-PT | April 8, 2021 | People's Court of Dak Lak Province |
7 | Judgment not recognizing husband and wife relationship, child custody dispute, asset division of a couple living together without marriage registration No. 34/2020/HNGD-PT | December 3, 2020 | People's Court of Hai Phong City |
8 | Judgment on request not to recognize husband and wife No. 20/2020/HNGD-PT | September 24, 2020 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
9 | Judgment on dispute not recognizing husband and wife and shared asset division, credit contract dispute No. 14/2020/HNGD-PT | September 7, 2020 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
10 | Judgment not recognizing husband and wife No. 12/2020/HNGD-PT | August 24, 2020 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
11 | Judgment not recognizing husband and wife No. 10/2020/HNGD-PT | July 15, 2020 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
12 | Judgment not recognizing husband and wife No. 03/2024/HNGD-PT | January 31, 2024 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
13 | Judgment not recognizing husband and wife relationship, child custody dispute No. 17/2023/HNGD-PT | July 24, 2023 | People's Court of Dak Lak Province |
14 | Judgment not recognizing as husband and wife No. 04/2023/HNGD-PT | February 20, 2023 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
15 | Judgment not recognizing husband and wife relationship, shared asset & common debt division No. 07/2022/HNGD-PT | December 28, 2022 | People's Court of Dak Nong Province |
16 | Judgment on dispute not recognizing husband and wife, shared asset division No. 18/2022/HNGD-PT | December 19, 2022 | The High People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City |
17 | Judgment not recognizing as husband and wife No. 21/2022/HNGD-PT | September 26, 2022 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
18 | Judgment on request not to recognize husband and wife relationship No. 11/2022/HNGD-PT | July 18, 2022 | People's Court of Hau Giang Province |
19 | Judgment 14/2022/HNGD-PT not recognizing as husband and wife | June 29, 2022 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
20 | Judgment on request not to recognize husband and wife, child custody dispute, alimony, shared asset division, common debt dispute No. 02/2022/HNGD-PT | April 29, 2022 | People's Court of Lang Son Province |
21 | Judgment not recognizing as husband and wife No. 14/2017/HNGD-PT | August 16, 2017 | People's Court of Thua Thien Hue Province |
22 | Judgment 17/2017/HNGD-PT on request not recognizing husband and wife | July 28, 2017 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
23 | Judgment 09/2020/HNGD-PT on dispute request not recognizing husband and wife relationship | April 20, 2020 | People's Court of Long An Province |
24 | Judgment 03/2020/HNGD-PT on dispute request not recognizing husband and wife, child custody dispute | February 13, 2020 | People's Court of Tra Vinh Province |
25 | Judgment on dispute declaring non-recognition of husband and wife relationship No. 10/2019/HNGD-PT | September 6, 2019 | People's Court of Soc Trang Province |
26 | Judgment on resolving appeal on child custody in a non-recognition husband and wife case No. 93/2019/HNGD-PT | June 18, 2019 | People's Court of Hanoi City |
27 | Judgment not recognizing husband and wife No. 22/2018/HNGD-PT | August 30, 2018 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
28 | Judgment on request not recognizing husband and wife, child custody dispute No. 11/2018/HNGD-PT | May 29, 2018 | People's Court of Hai Phong City |
29 | Judgment not recognizing as husband and wife No. 08/2018/HNGD-PT | March 28, 2018 | People's Court of Lam Dong Province |
30 | Judgment on suit not recognizing as husband and wife No. 04/2018/HNGD-PT | March 2, 2018 | People's Court of Dak Lak Province |
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