Uncle Huang, in his over sixty years, and his wife Aunt Li, endured great hardships for over thirty years in raising their adopted son. However, what they got in return were constant abuse, threats, and financial demands from the child. In fact, Aunt Li was even beaten until her ribs were broken. Facing such a difficult situation, both elderly people sought legal help from Lawyer Cai Jiaxin, a partner at Longan Guangzhou and a member of the Party General Branch’s publicity committee. Through the establishment of a complete chain of evidence, and in accordance with relevant provisions of the Civil Code, Lawyer Cai successfully obtained a court order to dissolve the adoption relationship, allowing the elderly people to completely get rid of this “nightmare” family situation. After winning the case, the elderly people presented a flag as a thank-you, praising Lawyer Cai Jiaxin for “taking both love and law into account to solve family problems, and providing professional legal protection to bring peace of mind.”

“I thought I had adopted a son, but instead, I got a ‘enemy’…” Uncle Huang, in his over sixty years (a pseudonym), said this with a trembling voice when talking with Lawyer Cai Jiaxin about the adoption incident.

Over 30 years of raising, but only abuse and financial demands

Uncle Huang said: More than 30 years ago, he and his wife Aunt Li (a pseudonym) adopted a child named Xiao Huang who was in his tenures. The two elderly people really loved Xiao Huang (a pseudonym). But Xiao Huang didn’t do anything productive. After getting married, he became even more irresponsible—he rarely visited the two elderly people, didn’t give them any money, and instead demanded money frequently. In recent years, Xiao Huang’s temper has gotten worse. As soon as there was any disagreement, he would beat and abuse the two elderly people. In fact, he even broke Aunt Li’s ribs.

Lawyer Cai uses “professionalism and empathy” to solve the problem

After receiving the requests from Uncle Huang and Aunt Li, Lawyer Cai Jiaxin started working immediately:

1. Establishment of a chain of evidence: She helped the two elderly people gather chat records, transfer vouchers, IOUs, testimonials from relatives, and video evidence, thus forming a complete chain of evidence that proved “the relationship between the two became strained and they couldn’t live together.”

2. Legal support: According to Article 1115 of the Civil Code, “If the relationship between adoptive parents and adopted adults becomes strained and they can’t live together, they can dissolve the adoption relationship through agreement. If no agreement can be reached, they can file a lawsuit with the court.” Lawyer Cai submitted the above evidence to the court, claiming that dissolving the adoption relationship was in line with legal provisions.

3. Emotional support: Considering that Uncle Huang and Aunt Li were old, Lawyer Cai communicated with the two elderly people’s daughter. Her daughter was very supportive and helped the two elderly people with their daily life, so they had no worries.

The judgment was issued, and the elderly people finally had peace of mind

After reviewing the case, the court agreed with Lawyer Cai’s opinion and ordered to dissolve the adoption relationship between Uncle Huang, Aunt Li, and Xiao Huang. On the day the judgment was issued, the elderly people were so excited that they sent a message to Lawyer Cai Jiaxin to express their gratitude.

For this reason, the two elderly people made a flag with the words “taking both love and law into account to solve family problems, and providing professional legal protection to bring peace of mind”, and entrusted it to Lawyer Cai.

LONGAN

Caring for the elderly is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, and it is also a legal obligation. Whether it’s biological children or adopted children, they should respect and take care of the elderly.

The successful resolution of this adoption case fully demonstrates the professional skills and social responsibility of Lawyers at Longan. Through precise legal application and comprehensive emotional support, Lawyer Cai Jiaxin not only helped the parties get rid of the painful situation that lasted over thirty years, but also showed the warm power of law in restoring social relationships and protecting the rights of vulnerable groups. In the future, Longan will continue to deepen the service model that combines law, ethics, and empathy, providing customers with more professional, efficient, and humanistic legal services.

About the lawyer

Lawyer Cai Jiaxin

Lawyer Cai Jiaxin is a partner at Longan Guangzhou and a member of the Party General Branch’s publicity committee. Lawyer Cai has rich experience in litigation. She has handled many civil and commercial cases such as marriage and family matters, contracts, labor disputes, construction projects, private lending, traffic accidents, commercial arbitration, and enforcement procedures. She is also familiar with criminal prosecution and tax-related criminal cases. She specializes in corporate compliance, and carefully studies current trends and developments in corporate accounts receivable, contract management, and equity design. She is cheerful, helpful, warm, and easy to get along with.