Question 75: How does the Court handle the division of the common properties of the spouses which is composed of capital contributions in a multi-member limited liability company or of shares in a joint stock company of the spouses who could not reach an agreement? Shall the Court assign all the rights of capital contribution or shareholder rights to the spouse who is named in the enterprise registration certificate or shareholder book of the enterprise and that person must pay cash to the other person or will divide and give it to both spouses according to the percentage decided by the Court? Does this division mean a division of company assets, capital contributions or shareholders’ rights of the spouses in the enterprise?
According to the principle as set out in Article 33 of the Law on Marriage and Family 2014 determining the common properties of the spouses, the properties created by the spouses during their marital period are considered as their common properties. Therefore, shares in a joint stock company or capital contributions in a multi-member limited…