Types of Criminal Record | ANT Lawyers

As regulated in Clause 4, Article 2 of the Law on Criminal Record, criminal record is a document issued by the Department of Justice or the National Centre for Criminal Record, which have the value to demonstrate that a person is with or without a criminal conviction; is prohibited or not prohibited from holding position, managing or establishing business or not.

As stipulated in Article 41 of the Law on Criminal Record, there are 2 types of criminal record card:

– Criminal record form 01 is issued upon request by Vietnam citizen or foreigners residing in Vietnam and State agencies, political organizations, political – social organizations to serve human resources management activities, business registration activities, establishment and management of enterprises or cooperatives.

– Criminal record form 02 is issued for the agency conducting the proceedings and at the request of individuals who want to know the contents of their criminal record.

Lawyers at ANT Lawyers, a law firms in Vietnam will be available to assist client to navigate through procedures to apply and obtain criminal record in Vietnam.

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Change of Child Raising Person after Divorce | ANT Lawyers

 When divorce, children raising issue is very important and is always considered by the parties. Typically, parents always want the best for their children. However, there are also cases that the person who is raising that child unable to provide comprehensive benefits for the child. Then the person who is not directly raise the child may request for caregiver to ensure human rights.

ANT Lawyers would advise to customers some of the content in the issue of stipulating caregiver and change of caregiver after divorce.

The nursing, take care, educating and parenting after divorce

After divorce, parents are still obliged to look after, take care, educating, parenting minors or adults who are disabled, lost their civil act capacity, inability to work and have no property to support themselves.

The person who is not directly raises children have to provide rearing support.

Husband and wife agree on the person who directly raise the children, the rights and obligations of each party after divorce to their children; if no agreement is reached, the Court decided to assign one party to directly raise children based on the interests of that children in all aspects; if the children is nine years old or older, the wishes of the children must be considered.

In principle, children under three years of age are directly raised by the mother, unless the parties agree otherwise.

Change the person who directly raises children after divorce

For the benefit of the children, at the request of one or both parties, the Court may decide to change the child directly raising people.

The change of child directly raising people after divorce is conducted in case the people who directly raise the child does not guarantee the rights of the child in all aspects. Moreover, if the child is nine years old or older, we have to take into consideration the aspirations of the child.

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Change of Child Raising Person after Divorce | ANT Lawyers

 When divorce, children raising issue is very important and is always considered by the parties. Typically, parents always want the best for their children. However, there are also cases that the person who is raising that child unable to provide comprehensive benefits for the child. Then the person who is not directly raise the child may request for caregiver to ensure human rights.

ANT Lawyers would advise to customers some of the content in the issue of stipulating caregiver and change of caregiver after divorce.

The nursing, take care, educating and parenting after divorce

After divorce, parents are still obliged to look after, take care, educating, parenting minors or adults who are disabled, lost their civil act capacity, inability to work and have no property to support themselves.

The person who is not directly raises children have to provide rearing support.

Husband and wife agree on the person who directly raise the children, the rights and obligations of each party after divorce to their children; if no agreement is reached, the Court decided to assign one party to directly raise children based on the interests of that children in all aspects; if the children is nine years old or older, the wishes of the children must be considered.

In principle, children under three years of age are directly raised by the mother, unless the parties agree otherwise.

Change the person who directly raises children after divorce

For the benefit of the children, at the request of one or both parties, the Court may decide to change the child directly raising people.

The change of child directly raising people after divorce is conducted in case the people who directly raise the child does not guarantee the rights of the child in all aspects. Moreover, if the child is nine years old or older, we have to take into consideration the aspirations of the child.

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Does Tenancy Agreement Need to Be Notarized? | ANT Lawyers

 Housing rental contracts are made and implemented by the lessee and the lessor, including the conditions and responsibilities of the two parties to the rental housing, the terms stated in the contract is right with the prior agreement of the two sides.

Article 492 the Civil Code 2005 provides for the form of lease agreement as follows: “Housing rental contract must be made in writing, if the lease term is six months or above, it must be notarized or certified and must register, unless other cases provided by law.”

Paragraph 2 of Article 122 – Housing Act 2014 provides that, in case the organization donated the house for charity purpose; purchase and lease purchase of houses under state ownership; purchase or lease purchase of social housing, housing for resettlement; housing capital contribution in which one party is organization; case of leasing, lending, allowing for temporary and authorized to manage the house are not required for notarization and authentication of contracts, unless the parties have needs.

In part a, point 28, section III of Resolution No. 52/NQ-CP on the administrative procedures in the field of judicial support, the attached Appendix have clearly stated that the regulation about mandatory notarization of some contracts, including housing lease contracts will be eliminated.

Thus, from the above regulations, we can see that currently, Vietnam law is not compulsory that tenancy agreement have to be notarized. The notarized or not is up to the parties involving in the contract. However, in order to ensure the interests of the parties in the contract, the parties could consider notarized housing lease contracts.

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