（１９８０年９月１０日第五屆全國人民代表大會第三次會議通過根據２００１年４月２８日第九屆全國人民代表大會常務委員會第二十一次會議《關于修改〈中華人民共和國婚姻法〉的決定》修正）
（Adopted at the Third Session of the Fifth National People's Congress on September 10,1980, and amended in accordance with Decision Regarding the Amendment (of Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China) passed at 21st Session of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on April 28,2001）

第一章總則
Chapter I General Provisions

第一條本法是婚姻家庭關系的基本準則。
Article 1 This Law is the Fundamental code governing marriage and family relations.

第二條實行婚姻自由、一夫一妻、男女平等的婚姻制度。
Article 2 A marriage system based on the free choice of partners, on monogamy and on equality between man and woman shall be applied.

保護婦女、兒童和老人的合法權益。
The lawful rights and interests of women, children and old people shall be protected.

實行計劃生育。
Family planning shall be practised.

第三條禁止包辦、買賣婚姻和其他干涉婚姻自由的行為。禁止借婚姻索取財物。
Article 3 Marriage upon arbitrary decision by any third party, mercenary marriage and any other acts of interference in the freedom of marriage shall be prohibited. The exaction of money or gifts in connection with marriage shall be prohibited.

禁止重婚。禁止有配偶者與他人同居。禁止家庭暴力。禁止家庭成員間的虐待和遺棄。
Bigamy shall be prohibited. Cohabitation of a married person with any third party shall be prohibited. Domestic violence shall be prohibited. Within the family maltreatment and desertion of one family member by another shall be prohibited.

第四條夫妻應當互相忠實，互相尊重；家庭成員間應當敬老愛幼，互相幫助，維護平等、和睦、文明的婚姻家庭關系。
Article 4 Husband and wife shall be faithful to and respect each other. Within the family family members shall respect the old and cherish the young, help one another, and maintain equal, harmonious and civilized marriage and family relations.

第二章結婚
Chapter II Marriage Contract

第五條結婚必須男女雙方完全自愿，不許任何一方對他方加以強迫或任何第三者加以干涉。
Article 5 Marriage must by based upon the complete willingness of both man and woman. Neither party may use compulsion on the other party and no third party may interfere.

第六條結婚年齡，男不得早于二十二周歲，女不得早于二十周歲。晚婚晚育應予鼓勵。
Article 6 No marriage may be contracted before the man has reached 22 years of age and the woman 20 years of age. Late marriage and late childbirth shall be encouraged.

第七條有下列情形之一的，禁止結婚：
Article 7 No marriage may be contracted under any of the following circumstances:

（一）直系血親和三代以內的旁系血親；
(1)if the man and the woman are lineal relatives by blood, or collateral relatives by blood up to the third degree of kinship; and

（二）患有醫學上認為不應當結婚的疾病。
(2)if the man or the woman is suffering from any disease, which is regarded by medical science as rendering a person unfit for marriage.

第八條要求結婚的男女雙方必須親自到婚姻登記機關進行結婚登記。符合本法規定的，予以登記，發給結婚證。取得結婚證，即確立夫妻關系。未辦理結婚登記的，應當補辦登記。
Article 8 Both the man and the woman desiring to contract a marriage shall register in person with the marriage registration office. If the proposed marriage is found to conform with the provisions of this Law, the couple shall be allowed to register and issued marriage certificates. The husband and wife relationship shall be established as soon as they acquire the marriage certificates. In the absence of the marriage registration, the man and the woman shall go through the procedures subsequently.

第九條登記結婚后，根據男女雙方約定，女方可以成為男方家庭的成員，男方可以成為女方家庭的成員。
Article 9 After a marriage has been registered, the woman may become a member of the man"s family or vice versa, depending on the agreed wishes of the two parties.

第十條有下列情形之一的，婚姻無效：
Article 10 Marriage shall be invalid under any of the following circumstances:

（一）重婚的；
(1)if one party commits bigamy;

（二）有禁止結婚的親屬關系的；
(2)if the man and the woman are relatives by blood up to the third degree of kinship;

（三）婚前患有醫學上認為不應當結婚的疾病，婚后尚未治愈的；
(3)if, before marriage, one party is suffering from a disease which is regarded by medical science as rendering a person unfit for marriage and, after marriage, a cure is not effected; and

（四）未到法定婚齡的。
(4)if the legally marriageable age is not attained.

第十一條因脅迫結婚的，受脅迫的一方可以向婚姻登記機關或人民法院請求撤銷該婚姻。受脅迫的一方撤銷婚姻的請求，應當自結婚登記之日起一年內提出。被非法限制人身自由的當事人請求撤銷婚姻的，應當自恢復人身自由之日起一年內提出。
Article 11 In the case of a marriage made under coercion, the coerced party may make a request to the marriage registration office or the people's court for the dissolution of the marriage contract. Such a request shall be made within one year as of the marriage registration date. The party concerned whose personal freedom is curbed illegitimately shall make a request for dissolution of the marriage contract within one year as of the date on which his or her personal freedom is restored.

第十二條無效或被撤銷的婚姻，自始無效。當事人不具有夫妻的權利和義務。同居期間所得的財產，由當事人協議處理；協議不成時，由人民法院根據照顧無過錯方的原則判決。對重婚導致的婚姻無效的財產處理，不得侵害合法婚姻當事人的財產權益。當事人所生的子女，適用本法有關父母子女的規定。
Article 12 Void or dissolved marriage shall be invalid from its inception. Neither party concerned shall have the rights and duties of husband or wife. The property acquired during their cohabitation shall be subject to disposition by mutual agreement. If they fail to reach an agreement, the people's court shall give a ruling on the principle of caring for the no-fault party. The disposition of the property of void marriage caused by bigamy may not be to the detriment of the property rights and interests of the party concerned to the lawful marriage. The provisions of this Law regarding parents and children shall apply to the children born from the parties concerned.

第三章家庭關系
Chapter III Family Relations

第十三條夫妻在家庭中地位平等。
Article 13 Husband and wife shall have equal status in the family.

第十四條夫妻雙方都有各用自己姓名的權利。
Article 14 Both husband and wife shall have the right to use his or her own surname and given name.

第十五條夫妻雙方都有參加生產、工作、學習和社會活動的自由，一方不得對他方加以限制或干涉。
Article 15 Both husband and wife shall have the freedom to engage in production and other work, to study and to participate in social activities; neither party may restrict or interfere with the other party.

第十六條夫妻雙方都有實行計劃生育的義務。
Article 16 Both husband and wife shall have the duty to practise family planning.

第十七條夫妻在婚姻關系存續期間所得的下列財產，歸夫妻共同所有：
Article 17 The following items of property acquired by husband and wife during the period in which they are under contract of marriage shall be jointly possessed:

（一）工資、獎金；
(1)pay and bonus;

（二）生產、經營的收益；
(2)earnings from production and operation;

（三）知識產權的收益；
(3)earnings from intellectual property rights;

（四）繼承或贈與所得的財產，但本法第十八條第三項規定的除外；
(4)property obtained from inheritance of gift except as provided for in Article 18(3) of this Law; and

（五）其他應當歸共同所有的財產。
(5)Any other items of property which shall be in his or her separate possession.

第十九條夫妻可以約定婚姻關系存續期間所得的財產以及婚前財產歸各自所有、共同所有或部分各自所有、部分共同所有。約定應當采用書面形式。沒有約定或約定不明確的，適用本法第十七條、第十八條的規定。
Article 19 So far as the property acquired during the period in which they are under contract of marriage and the prenuptial property are concerned, husband and wife may agree as to whether they should be in the separate possession, joint possession or partly separate possession and partly joint possession. The agreement shall be made in writing. The provisions of Articles 17 and 18 of this Law shall apply to the absence of such an agreement or to a vague one.

夫妻對婚姻關系存續期間所得的財產以及婚前財產的約定，對雙方具有約束力。
The agreement reached between the husband and wife on the property acquired during the period in which they are under contract of marriage and on the prenuptial property is binding on both parties.

夫妻對婚姻關系存續期間所得的財產約定歸各自所有的，夫或妻一方對外所負的債務，第三人知道該約定的，以夫或妻一方所有的財產清償。
If husband and wife agree, as is known to the third party, to separately possess their property acquired during their marriage life, the debt owed by the husband or the wife to any other person, shall be paid off out of the property separately possessed by him or her.

第二十條夫妻有互相扶養的義務。
Article 20 Husband and wife shall have the duty to maintain each other.

一方不履行扶養義務時，需要扶養的一方，有要求對方付給扶養費的權利。
If one party fails to perform this duty, the party in need of maintenance shall have the right to demand maintenance payments from the other party.

第二十一條父母對子女有撫養教育的義務；子女對父母有贍養扶助的義務。
Article 21 Parents shall have the duty to bring up and educate their children; children shall have the duty to support and assist their parents.

父母不履行撫養義務時，未成年的或不能獨立生活的子女，有要求父母付給撫養費的權利。
If parents fail to perform their duty, children who are minors or who are incapable of living on their own shall have the right to demand the cost of upbringing from their parents.

子女不履行贍養義務時，無勞動能力的或生活困難的父母，有要求子女付給贍養費的權利。
If children fail to perform their duty, parents who are unable to work or have difficulties in providing for themselves shall have the right to demand support payments from their children.

禁止溺嬰、棄嬰和其他殘害嬰兒的行為。
Infant drowning, deserting and any other acts causing serious harm to infants and infanticide shall be prohibited.

第二十二條子女可以隨父姓，可以隨母姓。
Article 22 Children may adopt their father's or their mother's surname.

第二十三條父母有保護和教育未成年子女的權利和義務。在未成年子女對國家、集體或他人造成損害時，父母有承擔民事責任的義務。
Article 23 Parents shall have the right and duty to subject their children who are minors to discipline and to protect them. If children who are minors cause damage to the state, the collective, or individuals, their parents shall have the duty to bear civil liability.

第二十四條夫妻有相互繼承遺產的權利。
Article 24 Husband and wife shall have the right to inherit each other's property.

父母和子女有相互繼承遺產的權利。
Parents and children shall have right to inherit each other's property.

第二十五條非婚生子女享有與婚生子女同等的權利，任何人不得加以危害和歧視。
Article 25 Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy the same rights as children born in wedlock. No one may harm or discriminate against them.

不直接撫養非婚生子女的生父或生母，應當負擔子女的生活費和教育費，直至子女能獨立生活為止。
The natural father or the natural mother who does not rear directly his or her child born out of wedlock shall bear the child's living and educational expenses until the child can support himself or herself.

第二十六條國家保護合法的收養關系。養父母和養子女間的權利和義務，適用本法對父母子女關系的有關規定。
Article 26 The state shall protect lawful adoption. The relevant provisions of this Law governing the relationship between parents and children shall apply to the rights and duties in the relationship between foster parents and foster children.

養子女和生父母間的權利和義務，因收養關系的成立而消除。
The right and duties in the relationship between a foster child and his or her natural parents shall terminate with the establishment of this adoption.

第二十七條繼父母與繼子女間，不得虐待或歧視。
Article 27 Maltreatment or discrimination shall not be permitted between stepparents and stepchildren.

繼父或繼母和受其撫養教育的繼子女間的權利和義務，適用本法對父母子女關系的有關規定。
The relevant provisions in this Law governing the relationship between parents and children shall apply to the rights and duties in the relationship between stepfathers or stepmothers and their stepchildren who receive care and education from them.

第二十八條有負擔能力的祖父母、外祖父母，對于父母已經死亡或父母無力撫養的未成年的孫子女、外孫子女，有撫養的義務。有負擔能力的孫子女、外孫子女，對于子女已經死亡或子女無力贍養的祖父母、外祖父母，有贍養的義務。
Article 28 Grandparents or maternal grandparents who can afford it shall have the duty to bring up their grandchildren or maternal grandchildren who are minors and whose parents are dead or have no capacity of bringing them up. Grandchildren or maternal grandchildren who can afford it shall have the duty to support their grandparents or maternal grandparents whose children are dead or cannot afford it.

第二十九條有負擔能力的兄、姐，對于父母已經死亡或父母無力撫養的未成年的弟、妹，有扶養的義務。由兄、姐扶養長大的有負擔能力的弟、妹，對于缺乏勞動能力又缺乏生活來源的兄、姐，有扶養的義務。
Article 29 Elder brothers or elder sisters who can afford it shall have the duty to bring up their younger brothers or sisters who are minors if their parents are dead or have no means to bring them up. Younger brothers or sisters who have been brought up by their elder brothers or elder sisters and have the means of maintenance shall have the duty to support them who are lacking in the capacity to work and in the source of income.

第三十條子女應當尊重父母的婚姻權利，不得干涉父母再婚以及婚后的生活。子女對父母的贍養義務，不因父母的婚姻關系變化而終止。
Article 30 Children shall have respect for their parents" matrimonial rights and shall not interfere in their parents" remarriage and postnuptial life. Children's duty to maintain their parents shall not terminate with the change in their parents" matrimonial relationship.

第四章離婚
Chapter IV Divorce

第三十一條男女雙方自愿離婚的，準予離婚。雙方必須到婚姻登記機關申請離婚。婚姻登記機關查明雙方確實是自愿并對子女和財產問題已有適當處理時，發給離婚證。
Article 31 Divorce shall be granted if husband and wife both desire it. Both parties shall apply to the marriage registration office for divorce. The marriage registration office, after clearly establishing that divorce is desired by both parties and that appropriate arrangements have been made for the care of any children and the disposition of property, shall issue the divorce certificates.

第三十二條男女一方要求離婚的，可由有關部門進行調解或直接向人民法院提出離婚訴訟。
Article 32 When one party alone desires a divorce, the organizations concerned may carry out mediation, or the party may appeal directly to a people's court to start divorce proceedings.

人民法院審理離婚案件，應當進行調解；如感情確已破裂，調解無效，應準予離婚。
In dealing with a divorce case, the people's court should carry out mediation between the parties. Divorce shall be granted if mediation fails because mutual affection no long exists.

有下列情形之一，調解無效的，應準予離婚：
Divorce shall be granted if mediation fails under any of the following circumstances:

（一）重婚或有配偶者與他人同居的；
(1)bigamy or, cohabitation of a married person with any third party;

（二）實施家庭暴力或虐待、遺棄家庭成員的；
(2)domestic violence or, maltreatment and desertion of one family member by another;

（三）有賭博、吸毒等惡習屢教不改的；
(3)bad habits of gamble or drug addiction which remain incorrigible despite repeated admonition;

（四）因感情不和分居滿二年的；
(4)separation caused by incompatibility, which lasts two full years; and

（五）其他導致夫妻感情破裂的情形。
(5)any other circumstances causing alienation of mutual affection.

一方被宣告失蹤，另一方提出離婚訴訟的，應準予離婚。
Divorce shall be granted if one party is declared to be missing and the other party thereby files an action for divorce.

第三十三條現役軍人的配偶要求離婚，須得軍人同意，但軍人一方有重大過錯的除外。
Article 33 If the spouse of a soldier in active military service desires a divorce, the soldier's consent must b e obtained, except that the soldier commits a serious fault.

第三十四條女方在懷孕期間、分娩后一年內或中止妊娠后六個月內，男方不得提出離婚。女方提出離婚的，或人民法院認為確有必要受理男方離婚請求的，不在此限。
Article 34 A husband may not apply for a divorce when his wife is pregnant or within one year after the birth of a child or within six months after pregnancy suspension. This restriction shall not apply in cases where the wife applies for a divorce, or when the people's court deems it necessary to accept the divorce application made by the husband.

第三十五條離婚后，男女雙方自愿恢復夫妻關系的，必須到婚姻登記機關進行復婚登記。
Article 35 If, after divorce, both parties desire to resume their husband-and-wife relationship, they shall register for the remarrying of each other with the marriage registration office.

第三十六條父母與子女間的關系，不因父母離婚而消除。離婚后，子女無論由父或母直接撫養，仍是父母雙方的子女。
Article 36 The relationship between parents and children shall not come to and end with the parents" divorce. After divorce, whether the children are put in the custody of the father or the mother, they shall remain the children of both parents.

離婚后，父母對于子女仍有撫養和教育的權利和義務。
After divorce, both parents shall still have the right and duty to bring up and educate their children.

離婚后，哺乳期內的子女，以隨哺乳的母親撫養為原則。哺乳期后的子女，如雙方因撫養問題發生爭執不能達成協議時，由人民法院根據子女的權益和雙方的具體情況判決。
In principle the mother shall have the custody of a breast-fed infant after divorce. If a dispute arises between the two parties over the custody of their child who has been weaned and they fail to reach an agreement, the people's court shall make a judgment in accordance with the rights and interests of the child and the actual conditions of both parents.

第三十七條離婚后，一方撫養的子女，另一方應負擔必要的生活費和教育費的一部或全部，負擔費用的多少和期限的長短，由雙方協議；協議不成時，由人民法院判決。
Article 37 If, after divorce, one party has been given custody of a child, the other parent shall bear part or the whole of the child"s necessary living and educational expenses. The two parties shall agreement regarding the amount and duration of such payment. If they fail to reach an agreement, the people's court shall make a judgment.

關于子女生活費和教育費的協議或判決，不妨礙子女在必要時向父母任何一方提出超過協議或判決原定數額的合理要求。
The agreement or the court judgment on a child's living and educational expenses shall not prevent the child from making a reasonable request, when necessary, to either parent for an amount exceeding what was decided upon in the said agreement or judgment.

第三十八條離婚后，不直接撫養子女的父或母，有探望子女的權利，另一方有協助的義務。
Article 38 After divorce, the father or the mother who does not rear their children directly shall have the right to visit them, while the other party shall have the duty to give assistance.

行使探望權利的方式、時間由當事人協議；協議不成時，由人民法院判決。
The parents shall reach an agreement about how and when to exercise the right of visit. If they fail to reach an agreement, the people's court shall make a judgement.

父或母探望子女，不利于子女身心健康的，由人民法院依法中止探望的權利；中止的事由消失后，應當恢復探望的權利。
If the father or the mother visits their children to the detriment of their mental and physical health, a people's court shall suspend the right of visit according to law; and such a right shall be restored after the main content of the suspension disappears.

第三十九條離婚時，夫妻的共同財產由雙方協議處理；協議不成時，由人民法院根據財產的具體情況，照顧子女和女方權益的原則判決。
Article 39 At the time of divorce, the disposition of the property in the joint possession of husband and wife is subject to agreement between the two parties. In cases where an agreement cannot be reached, the people's court shall make a judgement in consideration of the actual circumstance of the property and on the principle of caring for the rights and interests of the wife and the child or children.

夫或妻在家庭土地承包經營中享有的權益等，應當依法予以保護。
The rights and interests enjoyed by husband or wife in the operation of land under a contract based on the household shall be protected according to law.

第四十條夫妻書面約定婚姻關系存續期間所得的財產歸各自所有，一方因撫育子女、照料老人、協助另一方工作等付出較多義務的，離婚時有權向另一方請求補償，另一方應當予以補償。
Article 40 According to a couple's written agreement, the items of property acquired during their marriage are in the separate possession. In this connection, if one party performs more duties in rearing their children, looking after their elders and assisting the other party in work, he or she shall have the right at the time of divorce to request compensation from the other party who shall make the compensation.

第四十一條離婚時，原為夫妻共同生活所負的債務，應當共同償還。共同財產不足清償的，或財產歸各自所有的，由雙方協議清償；協議不成時，由人民法院判決。
Article 41 At the time of divorce, debts incurred by the husband and wife during their marriage shall be paid off out of their jointly possessed property. If such property is insufficient to pay off the debts or, the items of the property are in the separate possession, the two parties shall work out an agreement with regard to the payment. If they fail to reach an agreement, the people's court shall make a judgment.

第四十二條離婚時，如一方生活困難，另一方應從其住房等個人財產中給予適當幫助。具體辦法由雙方協議；協議不成時，由人民法院判決。
Article 42 If, at the time of divorce, one party has difficulties supporting himself or herself, the other party shall render appropriate help from her or his personal property such as a dwelling house. Specific arrangements shall be made between both parties through consultation. If they fail to reach an agreement, the people's court shall make a judgement.

第五章救助措施與法律責任
Chapter V Succour Measures and Legal Liability

第四十三條實施家庭暴力或虐待家庭成員，受害人有權提出請求，居民委員會、村民委員會以及所在單位應當予以勸阻、調解。
Article 43 In regard to the domestic violence to or maltreatment of family member(s), the victim shall have the right to make a request, and the neighborhood or villager committee as well as the units in which the parties concerned work shall dissuade the wrongdoer, and offer mediation.

對正在實施的家庭暴力，受害人有權提出請求，居民委員會、村民委員會應當予以勸阻；公安機關應當予以制止。
In regard to the domestic violence being committed, the victim shall have the right to make a request, the neighborhood or villager committee shall dissuade the wrongdoer, and the public security organ shall stop the violence.

實施家庭暴力或虐待家庭成員，受害人提出請求的，公安機關應當依照治安管理處罰的法律規定予以行政處罰。
If, in regard to the domestic violence to or maltreatment of family member(s), the victim makes a request, the public security organ shall subject the wrongdoer to administrative penalty in accordance with the relevant provisions of administrative sanctions for public order.

第四十四條對遺棄家庭成員，受害人有權提出請求，居民委員會、村民委員會以及所在單位應當予以勸阻、調解。
Article 44 In regard to the desertion of one family member by another, the victim shall have the right to make a request, and the neighborhood or villager committee as well as the units in which the parties concerned work shall dissuade the wrongdoer and offer mediation.

對遺棄家庭成員，受害人提出請求的，人民法院應當依法作出支付扶養費、撫養費、贍養費的判決。
If, in regard to the desertion of one family member by another, the victim makes a request, the people's court shall pass a judgment on the effecting of maintenance, upbringing and support payments according to law.

第四十五條對重婚的，對實施家庭暴力或虐待、遺棄家庭成員構成犯罪的，依法追究刑事責任。受害人可以依照刑事訴訟法的有關規定，向人民法院自訴；公安機關應當依法偵查，人民檢察院應當依法提起公訴。
Article 45 If bigamy, domestic violence to or maltreatment and desertion of family member(s) constitute a crime, the criminal responsibility of the wrongdoer shall be investigated according to law. The victim may institute a voluntary prosecution in a people's court in accordance with the relevant provisions of the criminal procedure law. The public security organ shall investigate the case according to law and the people's procuratorate shall initiate a public prosecution according to law.

第四十六條有下列情形之一，導致離婚的，無過錯方有權請求損害賠償：
Article 46 A no-fault party shall have the right to make a request for damage compensation under any of the following circumstances bringing about divorce:

重婚的；
(1)bigamy;

（二）有配偶者與他人同居的；
(2)cohabitation of a married person with any third party;

（三）實施家庭暴力的；
(3)domestic violence; and

（四）虐待、遺棄家庭成員的。
(4)maltreatment and desertion of one family member by another.

第四十七條離婚時，一方隱藏、轉移、變賣、毀損夫妻共同財產，或偽造債務企圖侵占另一方財產的，分割夫妻共同財產時，對隱藏、轉移、變賣、毀損夫妻共同財產或偽造債務的一方，可以少分或不分。離婚后，另一方發現有上述行為的，可以向人民法院提起訴訟，請求再次分割夫妻共同財產。
Article 47 When the couple's joint property is divided, the party may get smaller or no share of the property if he or she conceals, transfers, sells off, destroys the couple's joint property, or forges debts in an attempt to convert the other party's property at the time of divorce. After divorce, the other party, on finding the above-mentioned acts, may file an action in a people's court, and make a request for another division of the couple's joint property.

人民法院對前款規定的妨害民事訴訟的行為，依照民事訴訟法的規定予以制裁。
Regarding the acts to the prejudice of the civil litigation that are specified in the preceding paragraph, the people's court shall subject the wrongdoer to the punishment according to the provisions of the civil procedure law.

第四十八條對拒不執行有關扶養費、撫養費、贍養費、財產分割、遺產繼承、探望子女等判決或裁定的，由人民法院依法強制執行。有關個人和單位應負協助執行的責任。
Article 48 In cases where the person refuses to abide by judgements or rulings on maintenance, upbringing or support payments, or on the division or inheritance of property, or on visits to children, the people's court shall enforce the execution of the judgements or rulings according to law. The individuals and units concerned shall have the duty to assist such executions.

第四十九條其他法律對有關婚姻家庭的違法行為和法律責任另有規定的，依照其規定。
Article 49 Where laws provide otherwise against illegal acts and for legal liability in regard to marriage and family, the provisions in such laws shall apply.

第六章附則
Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions

第五十條民族自治地方的人民代表大會有權結合當地民族婚姻家庭的具體情況，制定變通規定。自治州、自治縣制定的變通規定，報省、自治區、直轄市人民代表大會常務委員會批準后生效。自治區制定的變通規定，報全國人民代表大會常務委員會批準后生效。
Article 50 The people's congresses in national autonomous areas shall have the right to formulate certain adaptations in the light of the specific conditions of the local nationalities in regard to marriage and family. Provisions of adaptations formulated by autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties must be submitted to the standing committee of the people's congress of the relevant province or autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government for approval. Provisions of adaptations formulated by autonomous regions must be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for the record.

第五十一條本法自１９８１年１月１日起施行。
Article 51 This Law shall come into force as of January 1, 1981.

１９５０年５月１日頒行的《中華人民共和國婚姻法》，自本法施行之日起廢止。
The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China promulgated on May 1, 1950 shall be invalidated as of the day this Law comes into force.