五届人大三次会议通过的新婚姻法,是在1950年颁布的婚姻法的基础上,根据我国三十年来的司法实践经验和新的历史时期的新情况、新问题修订的。新婚姻法从1981年1月1日起施行。新婚姻法是我国社会主义婚姻家庭关系的莘本准则。它关系到千家万户的幸福,涉 The new marriage law, passed at the Third Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress, was amended on the basis of the Marriage Law promulgated in 1950 and on the basis of the three decades of judicial practice in our country and the new situation and new issue in the new historical period. The new marriage law from January 1, 1981 shall come into force. The New Marriage Law is a New Guide to the Socialist Marriage and Family Relations in China. It relates to the well-being of millions of households involved