Law on divorce

The right to request settlement of divorce in Vietnam is specifically stated Law on Marriage and Family in the 2014. In Article 55 When both spouses request a divorce,  a court shall recognize the divorce by mutual consent if seeing that the two are really willing to divorce and have agreed upon the property division, looking after, raising, care for and education of their children on the basis of ensuring the legitimate interests of the wife and children. If the spouses fail to reach agreement or have reached an agreement which fails to ensure the legitimate interests of the wife and children, the court shall settle the divorce. In Article 56, When a spouse requests a divorce and the conciliation at a court fails, the court shall permit the divorce if it has grounds to believe that a spouse commits domestic violence or seriously infringes upon the rights and obligations of the husband or wife, which seriously deteriorates the marriage and makes their common life no longer impossible and the marriage purposes unachievable

Attention: A husband has no right to request a divorce when his wife is pregnant, gives birth or is nursing an under-12-month child.