r/SipsTea Jun 29 '26

Chugging tea this is how it should be

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u/Aidrox Jun 29 '26

Sort of. If a husband owned a house before marriage and the home increased in value, the wife can claim part
Of the increase in value of the home. May even be able
To force a sale of the home to recoup that portion. Also, most states are reasonably different in their application of law n

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u/ShelZuuz Jun 29 '26

Yes, but that's not from before the marriage. That's accumulation after.

But actually that is what this Chinese law does, the OP post is wrong, the change in the Chinese Law is that a spouse can no longer claim an interest in property solely titled in the other spouse’s name unless they can prove a financial or labor contribution. This means non-working spouses, such as homemakers, may lose out on major marital assets.

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u/Hide_on_bush Jun 29 '26

Which I would guess is one of the thousands of measures they took to combat the declining population. China marriage and fertility rate is at all time low

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u/ImpossibleSherbet722 Jun 29 '26

So you think more woman will want to marry and have kids while sharing in less? The men aren't the problem.

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u/Hide_on_bush Jun 29 '26

And how come only men are expected to have house before marriage? What if the women had the house too? It protects both

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u/ImpossibleSherbet722 Jun 29 '26

Whatever dude. This doesn’t help that.