Family Act Article 101
This English translation was last updated on 2012-01-11, but the Chinese text was amended on 2023-06-21. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Where, during the litigation proceedings relating to the substantive claims, the applicant and the opposing party have reached a settlement with regard to matters provided in Article 98 or other matters subject to the parties’ own disposition, the settlement shall have the same effect as a binding judgment upon being recorded in the settlement transcript.The applicant and the opposing party may not, in accordance with the preceding paragraph, reach a settlement with regard to matters that, though subject to the parties’ own disposition, are nonetheless not covered under the subject matters of the proceedings, unless filing a petition for amending or adding to the original claim, or for initiating a counter-claim.Where the applicant and the opposing party have reached an agreement with regard to matters other than those provided in the preceding two paragraphs, the court shall, after considering the content of such an agreement, enter an appropriate judgment.Where there are grounds for nullifying or revoking a settlement provided in Paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article, the applicant or the opposing party may move for continuing the proceedings of the original action, to which Article 380, Paragraph 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall, mutatis mutandis, apply.A third party whose legal interest has been adversely affected by a settlement provided in Paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article may move for revoking or amending the parts that so adversely affected his or her legal interest, to which provisions in Part V-I of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to third-party opposition proceeding shall, mutatis mutandis, apply.