| THE GOVERNMENT ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------ |
| No: 77/2001/ND-CP | Hanoi, October 22, 2001 |
DECREE
DETAILING THE MARRIAGE REGISTRATION ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY�S RESOLUTION No. 35/2000/QH10 ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LAW
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30, 1992;
Pursuant to the Law on Marriage and Family of June 9, 2000;
Pursuant to the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 35/2000/QH10 of June 9, 2000 on the implementation of the Marriage and Family Law;
In order to enhance the State management in the field of marriage and family, ensure citizens legitimate rights and interests, then proceed to doing away with the non-registered marriage and encourage the establishment of lawful marriage relations;
At the proposal of the Minister of Justice,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Scope of regulation
1. This Decree details marriage registration for the following cases where:
a) The husband and wife relationship had been established before January 3, 1987, the effective date of the 1986 Marriage and Family Law, but the couples have not yet registered their marriage;
b) Men and women lived together as husband and wife from January 3, 1987 to January 1, 2001, the effective date of the 2000 Marriage and Family Law, but they have not yet registered their marriage.
2. The provisions in Clause 1 of this Article also cover cases where one party is a Vietnamese citizen and the other is a citizen of a neighboring country bordering on Vietnam who has settled permanently in Vietnam; cases where one party is a Vietnamese citizen and the other is a stateless person residing in Vietnam, and cases where both parties are stateless persons residing in Vietnam.
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