1950 Marriage Law of People's Republic of China - Articles 21 (continued), 22, and 23 - Page 10

Chapter VI - Maintenance and Education of Children after Divorce

Article 21 (continued)
An agreement reached between parents or a decision rendered by the people's court in connection with the maintenance and education of a child does not obstruct the child from requesting either parent to increase the amount decided upon by agreement or by judicial decision.

Chapter VII - Property and Maintenance after Divorce

Article 23

In case of divorce, the wife retains such property as belonged to her prior to her marriage. The disposal of other family property is subject to agreement between the two parties. In cases where agreement cannot be reached, the people's court should render a decision after taking into consideration the actual state of the family property, the interests of the wife and the child or children, and the principle of benefiting the development of production.
In cases where the property allocated to the wife and her child is sufficient for the maintenance and education of the child of children, the husband may be exempted from bearing further maintenance and education costs.

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