Civil Code Article 976
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Where one of the betrothed parties is found in one of the following conditions, the other party may dissolve the agreement to marry:(1) Where, having made an agreement to marry, the party made another agreement to marry or concluded a marriage with another person;(2) Where the party willfully fails to observe the appointed date of marriage;(3) Where the party's life has been uncertain for over a year;(4) Where the party gets a serious and incurable disease;(5) Where, having made the agreement to marry, the party had consensual sexual intercourse with another person ;(6) Where, having made the agreement to marry, the party was sentenced to imprisonment;(7) Where other grave reasons exist.In the case where a party intends to dissolve an agreement to marry according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and if the circumstances do not allow such party to declare such intention to the other party, it is not necessary for such party to do so, and such party is no longer bound by the agreement since the conditions described in the preceding paragraph have occurred.
中文原文 民法第976條
婚約當事人之一方，有下列情形之一者，他方得解除婚約：
一、婚約訂定後，再與他人訂定婚約或結婚。
二、故違結婚期約。
三、生死不明已滿一年。
四、有重大不治之病。
五、婚約訂定後與他人合意性交。
六、婚約訂定後受徒刑之宣告。
七、有其他重大事由。
依前項規定解除婚約者，如事實上不能向他方為解除之意思表示時，無須為意思表示，自得為解除時起，不受婚約之拘束。
一、婚約訂定後，再與他人訂定婚約或結婚。
二、故違結婚期約。
三、生死不明已滿一年。
四、有重大不治之病。
五、婚約訂定後與他人合意性交。
六、婚約訂定後受徒刑之宣告。
七、有其他重大事由。
依前項規定解除婚約者，如事實上不能向他方為解除之意思表示時，無須為意思表示，自得為解除時起，不受婚約之拘束。