China mistress sues woman who refused to divorce husband after receiving US$165,000 from her


A Chinese mistress sued a woman for not divorcing her husband after receiving US$165,000, but the court dismissed the case on moral grounds. - Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

BEIJING: A Chinese mistress paid a “divorce fee” of 1.2 million yuan (US$165,000) to the legal wife of her married lover, only to have her petition for a refund rejected by the court after the wife accepted the money but refused to divorce.

In December 2013, a man surnamed Han, based in Shishi, Fujian province in southeastern China, married his wife, Yang, with whom he has two daughters whose ages remain undisclosed.

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