"Auntie, Zitong didn't kill Zhao Wenqiang. He committed suicide in the detention room out of fear of punishment."
Zhuo Zhenfeng didn't expect the fate of this mother and daughter to be so tragic.
There is such a deep mother-daughter love hidden inside.
He is a lawyer and has seen many cases of shameful family ethics.
In order to escape punishment, some people are willing to drag their closest relatives into trouble.
Slander, frame-up, murder, rob property...
countless.
At this time, he was particularly touched by the deep love between the mother and daughter.
Some people say that rich families are more prone to gossip.
In fact, this is not true. Poor mountains and bad waters also produce unruly people.
The evil of human nature is far more terrifying than what is shown in the movies.
Hearing what the young man said, Sun Shaofen looked puzzled:
"Who is...?"
Zhao Zitong almost forgot that her mother didn't know about her lawsuit.
How careless!
She quickly pulled Zhuo Zhenfeng aside and whispered in his ear:
"My mother doesn't know about my lawsuit, so don't let it slip."
This time,
The two were so close...
Zhuo Zhenfeng was aroused by the soft whispers in his ears.
She has the scent of shower gel on her body.
The long, shiny black hair also has a faint scent of shampoo.
Her little hands were icy cold and she was now clutching her arms.
Seeing Zhuo Zhenfeng in a daze, Zhao Zitong thought he would not agree.
"I promised to introduce you to my clients, and I will introduce them to you. That's it."
She was afraid that saying one more word would arouse her mother's suspicion.
Hurry up and leave and go to your mother:
"Mom, this is Lawyer Zhuo Zhenfeng, a friend I just met recently."
Only after hearing that the other party was a lawyer did Sun Shaofen believe that Zhao Wenqiang committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
"By the way, Lawyer Zhuo, my husband owed a lot of gambling debts. Now that he's dead, those creditors won't come after me and my daughter, right?"
Sun Shaofen was silent for a while and finally remembered this question.
"Hong Kong's marriage law is different from that of the mainland."
"In Hong Kong, there is no so-called joint property of husband and wife, nor is there any so-called joint debt of husband and wife."
Lawyer Zhuo briefly talked about the marriage system in Hong Kong.
Divorce in Hong Kong is different from that in mainland China.
In mainland China, as long as the man and woman reach an agreement,
Solved the problems of children and property.
It usually takes about half a day to go to the civil affairs department.
You can complete the divorce procedures and get a divorce certificate.
Hong Kong under common law is completely different.
Whether divorce is by agreement or by litigation,
Both must be approved by the court and a divorce order must be obtained from the court.
Even if we think that divorce by agreement is simple,
That is, both parties have resolved the issues of child arrangements and property distribution.
This also needs to be done by applying for an order from the court.
After applying to the court, the court will issue a temporary divorce order (order nisi) after the preliminary review is satisfactory.
After obtaining a temporary divorce order, you will have to wait at least 6 weeks before you can get an absolute divorce order.
After obtaining an absolute divorce order, the man and woman can then get married again.
This process will take at least six months to complete.
Apparently it is relatively easy for two people to get married in Hong Kong, but the divorce process seems to be very long.
If a couple has disputes over property, child custody, visitation rights, etc.
It is normal for a lawsuit to last for several years.
The biggest difference between Hong Kong's divorce system and that of the mainland is that
Even if there are children in the divorce agreement, even if both parties believe that the arrangements for the children and property issues have been resolved.
However, the Hong Kong courts will still review the arrangements for the children of both parties.
The court will not make the divorce decree nisi absolute until it is satisfied.
To put it simply, it’s not what you want it to be.
The question of how to reasonably distribute property and who the children should live with is still up to the court to decide.
For example, there is a couple who want to divorce and their child is only three years old.
His father is an unemployed gambler and his mother is a teacher who wants to study abroad.
The two reached an agreement privately: the child would be given to the father, and the mother would pay a certain amount of child support every month.
The court took one look and decided that this was not possible, as the child would have no future or security if he stayed with his father.
I do not support this privately negotiated divorce agreement.
That is, a decree nisi cannot be converted into an absolute divorce order until the court declares that it is satisfied with the arrangements for the children.
This action reflects the court's mandatory protection of children and minors under common law.
That is, the common law will not arbitrarily trust the divorce agreement reached by the parents at this time.
The court must intervene compulsorily and will not approve the divorce until it is satisfied with the arrangements for the children.
After hearing this, Sun Shaofen suddenly realized.
That year, she filed for divorce.
Zhao Wenqiang threatened her that he could divorce her, but his daughter was a loss.
But her last name is Zhao. She must follow him.
Born as a member of the Zhao family, died as a ghost of the Zhao family.
She has always been afraid that she will not be able to win custody of her daughter after the divorce.
That's why I've been dragging my feet and not daring to get a divorce.
It turns out that all she had to do was tell the court that her husband was a gambler.
The court will most likely sentence her own daughter to death.
“It is really important to understand the law.”
When Sun Shaofen thought of this, she felt a little regretful.
"Yes, that's why Lawyer Zhuo is so valuable..."
Zhao Zitong was hinting at something.
"Let me explain to you once more the question of joint property and joint debts of the couple."
Zhuo Zhenfeng ignored the deeper meaning of her words and continued.
This is also her biggest concern.
She has no inheritance, so just don't inherit the debt.
She really doesn't understand Hong Kong laws.
It would be better not to come up with some ridiculous rule like “son pays father’s debt” to harm people.
After listening to Zhuo Zhenfeng's talk about Hong Kong's property and debt system,
It simply refreshed Zhao Zitong's three views.
Firstly, there is a big difference between Hong Kong’s system of shared property for married couples and that of marriage in the Mainland.
The mainland marriage law contains the concept of common property of husband and wife.
In particular, property acquired during the continuation of the marriage relationship is generally regarded as joint property of the couple.
This concept is still somewhat popular.
That is, after we get married, your money is my money, and my money is your money.
Hong Kong's marriage and family law does not have the system of joint property of husband and wife that we have in the Mainland.
After a couple gets married, the property of one party does not automatically become the common property of the other party;
In principle, when a couple divorces, each person's property belongs to them individually and they take it away with them.
What this means is that after marriage, your money is still your money and my money is still my money.
After the divorce, you take your money and I take mine.
Therefore, even if you marry into a wealthy family in Hong Kong, it does not mean that you can take away half of the wealth after the divorce.
Of course, when a couple has a divorce dispute, the Hong Kong court will also take a number of factors into consideration.
For example, the respective occupations and earning abilities of the spouses;
The respective ages and length of marriage;
The distribution of property should be determined reasonably and fairly based on the husband and wife's respective ethics and contributions to the family.
This is easy to understand, the party not at fault can get appropriate compensation.
Of course, if you marry a rich man in Hong Kong.