Divorce When the Respondent Is Absent from Their Place of Residence

According to Point e, Clause 1, Article 192 of the Civil Procedure Code 2015:

In cases where, in the petition, the plaintiff has correctly and fully recorded the residential address of the defendant, but the defendant does not have a stable residence, frequently changes residence without informing the new address to the authority, or competent persons as per the legal provisions on residence, causing the plaintiff to be unaware in order to conceal the address, evade obligations to the plaintiff, the Judge shall not return the petition but shall determine the defendant, and related parties intentionally conceal the address and proceed to accept and handle the case according to common procedures.

The residential address of the defendant and the handling of the recording of the defendant's address are guided by Clause 1, Article 5 and Article 6 of Resolution 04/2017/NQ-HDTP.

Thus, according to this regulation, in cases where the defendant's place of residence cannot be determined, the Court shall not return the petition but must continue to resolve the case according to common procedural rules. In this situation, the Court may proceed to trial in the absence of the defendant.

Respectfully!