The wife, Ms. Liu, asked for a divorce and the husband, Mr. Zhao, agreed, but neither party was willing to support their daughter. The court ruled at first instance that the two were not allowed to divorce. (Taken from Lychee News)
A 90-year-old couple in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, filed for divorce, but neither was willing to raise their daughter, and the court ruled in the first instance that they were not allowed to divorce. The case came to light and sparked hot debates on the internet. The first instance verdict has now taken effect and the couple is properly handling the maintenance of their daughter.
The new vision of the northern evening network reported that it is understood that the parties to the case are a 90-year-old couple in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. The two registered their marriage in 2016 and gave birth to their daughter in the same year. In recent years, the couple did not get along and often quarreled over trivial matters in life and began to separate since April 2020.
The contradictions between the two sides are getting bigger and bigger, and the wife, Ms. Liu, sued for divorce to the People’s Court of Yangzhong City, Zhenjiang. In response, the husband, Mr. Zhao, clearly agreed to the divorce. The two sides also did not have much dispute over common property and common debts, but surprisingly, neither of them was willing to raise their daughter who was in good health.
Ms. Liu said that her income is not high and her mother is not well, so she is not able to raise her daughter; Mr. Zhao said that he travels a lot, his parents are older, and the child is a girl after all, so it is better for her to grow up with her mother.
According to reports, the judge assistant Wang Shuanglei said that the couple said they do not want the child is actually “gambling”, the woman really has financial difficulties, so proposed to the man to raise; the man saw the woman’s attitude, also said not to raise the daughter.
In this regard, the judge organized several unsuccessful mediation. The Yangzhong court heard that the couple’s feelings have broken down, although both agree to divorce, but the child is still young, in view of the two failed to properly resolve the child’s upbringing, the court decided not to grant the divorce in the first instance.
For the court’s decision, some netizens applauded, and some netizens commented that if both spouses are unwilling to raise the child, even if the divorce is not awarded, the child will be hard in their hands, the child is not beneficial, the couple should be deprived of custody, custody, the child to the orphanage or for the child to find a family willing to take in, which is more conducive to the growth of children.
However, Wang Shuanglei said that parents will only be deprived of custody if they seriously violate the legitimate rights and interests of their minor children and other circumstances. In this case, both husband and wife have done their duty to raise the child, “the little girl is now living a good life, not abused.”
It is understood that the case has now passed the appeal period and the plaintiff has not filed an appeal.
Mr. Zhao and Ms. Liu have separated in recent years. (Taken from Lychee News)
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