bride-price

Nowadays, in many areas, paying bride price is a popular wedding. The bride price is generally paid by the man to the woman who has certain property. Of course, the man's purpose at this time is obviously to end the marriage relationship. Now there is a folk saying that if a man wants to get married, he must first check whether his wallet is thick. This is actually a true reflection of the bride price. Many times when it comes to marriage, in fact, relatives and friends around you will ask about the bride price. If the bride price is too much, the woman's family will feel ashamed.

However, from a legal point of view, should men and women give bride price before marriage? This must be understood according to law. Bian Xiao combed it out. Since the founding of New China, in the laws and regulations on marriage, there are actually no provisions on engagement and dowry, while there are provisions on buying and selling marriage and prohibiting the acquisition of property in marriage.

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Of course, men and women in love get married during their love, especially at wedding banquets, which actually involve money, and generally receive gifts from relatives and friends. Is the gift money a bride price at this time?

This also needs to be analyzed in detail according to different situations. Here is mainly based on the property of the groom's relatives and friends to discuss. After all, the bride price is given to the woman by the groom. It can be roughly divided into the following three situations:

1. Relatives and friends will give the lucky money directly to the man's home. In this case, the gift money is not for the woman, so it can't be counted as a wedding gift.

2. The gifts given by relatives and friends are that women have fulfilled their obligations according to traditional customs, such as exchange fees and token fees. In this case, it can't be counted as a bride price, because the woman paid the corresponding price through her own behavior;

3. Relatives and friends give money directly to the woman. This kind of gift belongs to relatives and friends, in order to make the two sides finally conclude a marriage, which is in line with the nature of the bride price, so it can be recognized as a bride price.