Chinese Court Voids Marriage Due to HIV Nondisclosure

The People’s Court of Qingyang District in the Sichuan province of China has invalidated a marriage because the husband failed to disclose his HIV-positive status, the China Daily reports.

After dating for one year, the couple (whose names were not disclosed) married. When the wife pushed the issue of starting a family, the husband revealed he has HIV. The wife then moved to have the marriage annulled, and the courts agreed, stating the marriage was invalid because of the “concealment of disease.”

To read the China Daily article, visit: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/21/content_14658426.htm.

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