Can text messages be used as evidence of divorce?

Legal analysis: it can be used as evidence. In divorce cases, it is quite common that text messages are used as evidence for the parties. For example, prove that the other party is having an affair, or prove that the property belongs to the previous relationship. But the mobile phone is a relatively new thing, and the court has not yet formed a general understanding of the effectiveness of short messages in legislation. At present, domestic courts rarely make representative judgments on this, so short messages need to be proved by combining other evidence.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 1076 If a husband and wife divorce voluntarily, they shall sign a written divorce agreement and apply for divorce registration in person at the marriage registration office.

The divorce agreement shall specify the expression of willingness of both parties to divorce and the consensus on matters such as child support, property and debt disposal.

Article 1079 If one of the spouses requests a divorce, the relevant organization may mediate or directly file a divorce lawsuit with the people's court.

When trying divorce cases, the people's court shall conduct mediation; If the relationship has indeed broken down and mediation is ineffective, divorce should be granted.

In any of the following circumstances, if mediation fails, divorce shall be granted:

(a) bigamy or cohabitation with others;

(2) committing domestic violence or abusing or abandoning family members;

(three) gambling, drug abuse and other bad habits;

(four) separated for two years due to emotional discord;

(5) Other circumstances that lead to the breakdown of the marriage relationship.

If one party is declared missing and the other party files a divorce lawsuit, the divorce shall be granted.

After the people's court ruled that divorce is not allowed, if the two parties have separated for one year and one party files a divorce lawsuit again, divorce shall be granted.