In general, the jurisdiction of divorce proceedings is determined according to the principle of "the plaintiff is the defendant", and the plaintiff shall bring a lawsuit to the people's court where the defendant is domiciled. It is also under the jurisdiction of the general region and the basic people's courts. That is, it shall be filed with the basic people's court of the defendant's domicile. If the defendant's domicile is inconsistent with his habitual residence, it shall be under the jurisdiction of the basic people's court of his habitual residence.
The so-called "domicile" refers to the domicile of citizens; The so-called "habitual residence" refers to a place where citizens have lived continuously for more than 1 year from their domicile to the time of prosecution, except for places where they are hospitalized. If the defendant has not settled after moving out of the household registration and has a habitual residence, it shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court. If there is no habitual residence and the household registration has not been moved out for 1 year, it shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the original household registration is located; If it exceeds 1 year, it shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of its domicile.
Legal basis: Civil Procedure Law
Article 21? A civil action brought against a citizen shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the defendant's domicile; If the defendant's domicile is inconsistent with his habitual residence, it shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of habitual residence. A civil lawsuit brought against a legal person or other organization shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the defendant is domiciled. Where the domiciles and habitual residences of several defendants in the same lawsuit are under the jurisdiction of two or more people's courts, they shall be under the jurisdiction of each people's court.