In principle, the bride price is given to the woman by the man and belongs to the woman. However, if the two parties do not register for marriage and break up; Both parties register for marriage but do not live together, and both parties agree to divorce; If payment is made before marriage and causes hardship to the payer in any of these three circumstances, the man has the right to get the dowry back.
Legally, the bride price is a sum of money given by the man to the woman, whose ownership belongs to the woman or her parents, and the man will not have the right to control and use. However, if there are any of the following three circumstances after the man gives the dowry, the ownership of the dowry belongs to the man, and the man has the right to take back the dowry.
1. Both parties have not registered for marriage
No matter whether the men and women have held a wedding, as long as there is no marriage certificate, then their marriage can not be protected by law, once the two sides break up, break up, the man has the right to return to the bride price.
2. Both parties register for marriage but do not live together, and both parties agree to divorce
If two people have not cohabitated after applying for a marriage certificate, or cohabitating for a very short time will also constitute a "common life" situation, in this case, the two parties agree to divorce or the man asks for a refund of the bride price, the woman should return.
3. Pay before marriage and cause hardship to the payer
If the duration of the marriage between the two parties is short, and the party giving the bride price causes difficulties in life, it can be dealt with according to the provisions of article 8 of the "Several specific Opinions on the Handling of Property Division in the Trial of Divorce Cases by the People's Court", and the party with difficulties in life can be given an appropriate tilt in the division of common property.