From: Ten questions and answers on registration and divorce of transnational marriage, by Xuhui Court, Shanghai, China
Answer: Forthe judgment of divorce in foreign countries, the applicant can apply for recognition at the intermediate people's court in the place of his residence. In China, the court only recognizes the divorce part, and does not recognize the child support and property division. For foreign divorce judgments that meet the relevant conditions, the intermediate people's court recognizes the divorce judgment in the form of a written ruling. After the court of our country accepts the divorce lawsuit, if the plaintiff changes his request to apply for recognition of the divorce judgment of the foreign court, or the defendant makes another application for recognition of the divorce judgment of the foreign court, his application will not be accepted. After the court of our country accepts the application of recognizing the divorce judgment of foreign court, if the other party sues for divorce to the court of our country, the court will not accept it. Reference: the provisions of the Supreme People's Court on issues related to the acceptance of applications by people's courts for recognition of divorce judgments made by foreign courts, and the provisions on the procedures for Chinese citizens to apply for recognition of divorce judgments made by foreign courts.