第四节 诉讼中止和终结

Section 4 Suspension and Termination of Legal Proceedings¹

 

第一百三十六条 有下列情形之一的，中止诉讼：

Article 136 Legal proceedings shall be suspended in any of the following circumstances:

 

（一）一方当事人死亡，需要等待继承人表明是否参加诉讼的；

(1) one of the parties dies and it is necessary to wait for the heir or heiress to make clear whether to participate or not in the proceedings;

 

（二）一方当事人丧失诉讼行为能力，尚未确定法定代理人的；

 (2) one of the parties has lost the capacity to engage in litigation and his agent ad item has not been designated yet;

 

（三）作为一方当事人的法人或者其他组织终止，尚未确定权利义务承受人的；

"(3) the legal person or any other organization as one of the parties has dissolved, and the successor to its rights and obligations has not been determined² yet;"

 

（四）一方当事人因不可抗拒的事由，不能参加诉讼的；

 (4) one of the parties is unable to participate in the proceedings for reasons of force majeure;

 

（五）本案必须以另一案的审理结果为依据，而另一案尚未审结的；

(5) the adjudication of the case pending³ is dependent on the results of the trial of another case that has not yet been concluded;

 

（六）其他应当中止诉讼的情形。

or (6) other circumstances that warrant the suspension of the litigation.

 

中止诉讼的原因消除后，恢复诉讼。

The proceedings shall resume after the causes of the suspension have been eliminated.

 

第一百三十七条 有下列情形之一的，终结诉讼：

Article 137 Legal proceedings shall be terminated in any of the following circumstances:

 

（一）原告死亡，没有继承人，或者继承人放弃诉讼权利的；

"(1) the plaintiff dies without a successor, or the successor waives⁴ the right to litigate;"

 

（二）被告死亡，没有遗产，也没有应当承担义务的人的；

" (2) the decedent leaves no estate, nor anyone to succeed to his obligations; "

 

（三）离婚案件一方当事人死亡的；

(3) one of the parties in a divorce case dies;

 

（四）追索赡养费、扶养费、抚育费以及解除收养关系案件的一方当事人死亡的。

" or (4) one of the parties dies who is a claimant to alimony, support for elders or children or to the termination of adoptive relationship."

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