Bride money does not need to be refunded to the man after a divorce. According to the provisions of relevant laws, the bride price is a gift, which is a gift conditional on the conclusion of marriage, and the completion of marriage registration indicates that this gift is established, even if divorce does not need to be returned to the man. However, if the two parties do not apply for marriage registration, or apply for marriage registration but do not live together, or pre-marital payment of dowry causes difficulties in the life of the payer, the dowry can be returned.
First, does the bride gift money need to be returned to the man after divorce
Whether to return the bride gift money to the man after divorce should be judged according to the actual situation:
1, need to return the situation:
(1) The payer is to conclude a marriage, and the whole family goes into debt together, resulting in more debts for the family;
(2) Family members have no fixed income;
(3) Serious illness in family members;
(4) Other emergencies make family life difficult;
2, do not need to return the situation:
(1) Both parties have given birth to children;
(2) The dowry received has indeed been used for living together. The definition of common life is mainly limited to the actual expenditure of family members due to life and production needs, such as the cost of illness of one or both men and women, and joint business investment.
2. Legal provisions related to bride price
According to the latest relevant provisions of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China, if the parties request the return of betrothal price, the people's court shall support it if the following circumstances are identified:
(1) Both parties fail to go through the formalities for marriage registration;
(2) Both parties have gone through the marriage registration procedures but do not live together;
(3) Payment made before marriage and causing hardship to the payer.
The application of the provisions of items (2) and (3) of the preceding paragraph shall be conditional on the divorce of both parties.