Our client NIE Yafeng and his ex-wife CHENG Danxing divorced through mutual agreement on May 27, 2013 according to the divorce laws and regulations of China. They lodged their divorce application with the marriage registration authority and signed an agreement settling matters of property and child custody. The authority then issued them a valid divorce certificate. The lawyer asserts that this "divorce by agreement" process complies with Article 31 of China's Marriage Law and does not require a court decision. The divorce and agreement are legally protected under Chinese law.