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It's more profitable to divorce than remain united
By Qianjiang Evening News |
November 6, 2012, Tuesday
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DIVORCE has been booming in Guizhou City in southwest China's Guizhou Province since the government launched a campaign to identify and register owners of rural property.
Since the government recognizes that every family is entitled to 240 square meters, many couples get divorce certificates, while still living together. They include newlyweds and elderly people in wheel chairs.
The purpose is to increase profits since two formerly married individuals living separately receive more space in compensatory housing as their land is taken over for development projects.
Don't destroy a marriage
Breaking the bond of marriage for the sake of profit is unworthy. Marriage has always been an enduring value in China, until today. "It's better to demolish a temple than destroy a marriage," the saying goes. But this tradition is fading in a society that places more emphasis on profits than a durable marriage.
Those "fake divorces" are legally valid, but they pose potential risks and can bring real pain. Many elders are worried after they see young couples at first faking their "divorced" living circumstances, but then deciding they don't want to ever live under the same roof again, even for money.
Once, a divorced man eloped with his sister-in-law after the two couples divorced for the sake of more compensation and living space in a resettlement project.
Since the government recognizes that every family is entitled to 240 square meters, many couples get divorce certificates, while still living together. They include newlyweds and elderly people in wheel chairs.
The purpose is to increase profits since two formerly married individuals living separately receive more space in compensatory housing as their land is taken over for development projects.
Don't destroy a marriage
Breaking the bond of marriage for the sake of profit is unworthy. Marriage has always been an enduring value in China, until today. "It's better to demolish a temple than destroy a marriage," the saying goes. But this tradition is fading in a society that places more emphasis on profits than a durable marriage.
Those "fake divorces" are legally valid, but they pose potential risks and can bring real pain. Many elders are worried after they see young couples at first faking their "divorced" living circumstances, but then deciding they don't want to ever live under the same roof again, even for money.
Once, a divorced man eloped with his sister-in-law after the two couples divorced for the sake of more compensation and living space in a resettlement project.
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