What is a bride price?

1, also known as bride price, betrothal gift and betrothal money. At first, when a marriage agreement was reached, the custom of the bride price and betrothal gift given by the man to the woman, also known as "bride price", was generally considered as a gift for the woman, but there was no strict legal provision on whether to give it to the woman or her parents.

2. Legal basis: Article 1042 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Arranging, buying and selling marriages and other acts that interfere with the freedom of marriage are prohibited. It is forbidden to ask for property by marriage; Bigamy is prohibited. Spouses are prohibited from cohabiting with others; Domestic violence is prohibited. Abuse and abandonment between family members are prohibited.

Second, how about the bride price?

The bride price belongs to the woman's personal property According to local customs, the man should pay a certain amount of property to the woman or her family, generally including expensive items such as gifts or jewelry, as a sign and purpose of engagement or marriage. The bride price is paid to get married. When dealing with these disputes, the basic principle will be whether to enter into marriage or not. If the bride price is paid, but both parties have not gone through the marriage formalities or lived together, both parties will return the bride price to the other party; If you accept the bride price, get married and live together, you don't have to return it to each other. If you are not married, if you are not married, the bride price will be returned.