Family Act Article 53
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.
Courts of the Republic of China (R.O.C.) shall have jurisdiction to hear proceedings of marriage matters in one of the following circumstances:1. where either the husband or the wife is an R.O.C. national;2. where neither the husband nor the wife is an R.O.C. national but they have a domicile or have joint residence within the territory of the R.O.C. for a duration of more than one year;3. where either the husband or the wife is a stateless person but has habitual residence within the territory of the R.O.C.;4. where either the husband or the wife has habitual residence within the territory of the R.O.C. for a duration of more than one year. Nonetheless, the foregoing provision does not apply to circumstances where a decision made by the court of the R.O.C. is manifestly likely to be unrecognized in the jurisdictions to which either the husband or the wife belongs.The provisions in the preceding paragraph do not apply to circumstances where it is manifest that the defendant will have difficulties in appearing before a court in the R.O.C.
中文原文 家事事件法第53條
婚姻事件有下列各款情形之一者，由中華民國法院審判管轄：
一、夫妻之一方為中華民國國民。
二、夫妻均非中華民國國民而於中華民國境內有住所或持續一年以上有共同居所。
三、夫妻之一方為無國籍人而於中華民國境內有經常居所。
四、夫妻之一方於中華民國境內持續一年以上有經常居所。
但中華民國法院之裁判顯不為夫或妻所屬國之法律承認者，不在此限。
被告在中華民國應訴顯有不便者，不適用前項之規定。
一、夫妻之一方為中華民國國民。
二、夫妻均非中華民國國民而於中華民國境內有住所或持續一年以上有共同居所。
三、夫妻之一方為無國籍人而於中華民國境內有經常居所。
四、夫妻之一方於中華民國境內持續一年以上有經常居所。
但中華民國法院之裁判顯不為夫或妻所屬國之法律承認者，不在此限。
被告在中華民國應訴顯有不便者，不適用前項之規定。