Family
Registry divorce where spouses agree and have no minor children
The Code on Marriage and Family sets 18 as the marriage age and provides community of marital property. An agreed divorce without minor children is registered administratively; otherwise a court decides.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Registration through Civil Registration Offices; contested matters to the specialised inter-district courts.
- Deadline — One-month reconciliation period before registry divorce is completed
- Deadline — Court divorce where there are minor children or a dispute over property
Governing law
- Code on Marriage (Matrimony) and Family2011
- Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence2009
In practice
Same-sex marriage is not recognised and polygamy is prohibited, though unregistered religious marriage occurs. Property acquired during marriage is jointly owned and divided equally in principle, with prenuptial agreements permitted in notarised form. Custody follows the child's interests with the child's own view considered from age ten. Amendments in 2024 recriminalised battery and toughened penalties for domestic violence after sustained campaigning, reversing an earlier decriminalisation.