Dowry does not belong to husband and wife. According to the query method, the dowry does not belong to the joint property of husband and wife, but belongs to the woman's personal property. Within the scope of property stipulated in the Civil Code, when young men and women get married, the woman will take out part of his dowry, which is a gift from parents to the man and is regarded as personal property before marriage. In judicial practice, dowry is generally regarded as a woman's pre-marital property, which belongs to one of husband and wife's personal property. In judicial practice, the parties to divorce cases generally have no objection to the ownership of such property, and think that the property married by the woman is her personal property. The dowry before marriage registration should be regarded as a personal gift from the woman's family before marriage and belongs to the woman's personal property.