The man in the engagement case demanded the return of the bride price, which aroused social concern. There is a new development in the "engagement ** case" of Yanggao in Datong, Shanxi: the man has filed a civil lawsuit with the Yanggao County Court, demanding that the woman return the bride price. Previously, the man committed ** behavior against the woman at the engagement ceremony.
Regarding the man's claim, Xia Hailong, a lawyer at Shanghai Shenlun Law Firm, said that requiring the other party to fulfill the "Engagement and Bride Price Agreement" for marriage registration violates the basic principle of freedom of marriage, and the court cannot support it. However, the issue of the return of the bride price needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis, and the court may support it. If the parties have not completed the marriage registration formalities, or have completed the marriage registration formalities but are not living together, or if the payment of the bride price causes the husband to have difficulties in his life, and the husband requests the return of the bride price, the people's court shall support it.
At present, the Yanggao County Court has not yet issued a verdict on this case. This case has once again aroused social attention to issues such as engagement bride price and **. Experts called for strengthening the construction of the legal system and raising the public's legal awareness and moral level to prevent and crack down on ** behavior. At the same time, it attaches importance to issues related to women's rights and interests, and opposes any form of criminal and gender discrimination.