Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 18 adult are persons with full capacity for civil conduct and can independently carry out civil juristic act. /kloc-Minors over 0/6 years old whose main source of livelihood is their own labor income are regarded as persons with full capacity for civil conduct.
Nineteenth minors over the age of eight are persons with limited capacity for civil conduct, and they are represented by their legal representatives or approved and ratified by their legal representatives; However, civil legal acts that are purely beneficial or suitable for their age and intelligence can be implemented independently.
Article 20 Minors under the age of eight are persons without capacity for civil conduct, and their legal representatives shall act as agents to carry out civil legal acts.
Article 21 An adult who cannot identify his own behavior is a person without capacity for civil conduct, and his legal representative shall act as his agent to carry out civil legal acts. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to minors over the age of eight who cannot recognize their own behavior.
Article 22 An adult who cannot fully recognize his own behavior is a person with limited capacity for civil conduct. When performing a civil juristic act, he shall be represented by his legal representative or approved and ratified by his legal representative. However, civil legal acts that are purely beneficial or suitable for their intellectual and mental health can be implemented independently.
Article 23 The guardian of a person without or with limited capacity for civil conduct is his legal representative.
Article 24 If an adult is unable to identify or fully identify his/her own behavior, his/her interested parties or relevant organizations may apply to the people's court to identify the adult as a person with no or limited capacity for civil conduct. If a person is recognized by the people's court as a person without or with limited capacity for civil conduct, the people's court may, upon the application of himself, an interested party or a relevant organization, recognize the adult as a person with limited capacity for civil conduct or a person with full capacity for civil conduct according to his mental and psychological health recovery. The relevant organizations mentioned in this article include: residents' committees, villagers' committees, schools, medical institutions, women's federations, disabled persons' federations, organizations for the elderly established according to law, and civil affairs departments.
Twenty-fifth natural person's domicile is the residence booklet or other valid identity registration records; Where the habitual residence is inconsistent with the place of residence, the habitual residence shall be the place of residence.
Article 26 Parents have the obligation to support, educate and protect their minor children. Adult children have the obligation to support, help and protect their parents.
Article 27 Parents are guardians of minor children.