Marriage.
Marriage relationships, recognised by law, are created through registration at the state office of civil registrations (ZAGS). From 1917 a religious ceremony does not trigger legal consequences. read...
View ArticleVoid (voidable) marriages.
Russian law draws an important practical distinction between annulled marriages and those ended by divorce. Where the marriage is annulled the law recognises that there has been some fundamental flaw...
View ArticleDivorce.
Whether marriage in Russia is in healthy state is a matter of debate. Some statistics suggests that it is not. In 2007 the divorce rate (the number of divorces per 1,000 population) was 4.8, which is...
View ArticleProperty in marriage.
Russian law on family property can be summarised with the following statements: 1. The act of marriage, engagement or cohabitation does not change ownership of property. Everything that was owned by...
View ArticleWho is a parent?
The mother of a child is the woman who gives birth to the child. It is also true when the woman carries and gives birth to a child as a result of placing in her of an embryo or of sperm and eggs. The...
View ArticleDisputes over children.
In resolving any dispute relating to the upbringing of the child, including those about with whom the child is to live, the court will decide what is in the child's best interests. The child's wishes...
View ArticleFinancial support in a family.
Members of a family must financially support each other. First and foremost, the spouses must support each other during the marriage, and in the event of pregnancy by a common child or incapacity to...
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