Аннотация
In the article, the author conducted a comparative legal analysis of some norms of the institution of marriage under the family law of the Republic of Kazakhstan and China. The relevance of the problems of creating and disintegrating a family is obvious, since marriage and the family are enduring values that are an integral part of human civilization as a whole. The purpose of the legal analysis of the norms of the institution of marriage was aimed at comparing and identifying the merits of the norms of the family law of a particular state, as well as the reforms of family law in China.