Welcome to Family Law and Divorce in Russia

This website is designed as an entry point for those

needing legal assistance and seeks to make their dealings
with Russian family law and divorce law as easy as
possible. Whether it be marriage, parental matters,
marriage property settlements, prenuptial agreement,
marriage contract, spouse support, child support or
divorce procedure, this website will serve you as a guide
on various aspects of Russian family law,
separation and divorce.
Catherine Heath
Barrister, Doctor of Law

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RUSSIAN DIVORCE
Divorce Procedure
The Russian family law provides for two types of
the marriage termination procedure: Judicial and
Administrative.
The administrative divorce is granted by the Civil Acts
Registration Office (commonly known as ZAGS). It is
generally available to those couples who do not have minor
children of the relationship and have reached a mutual
agreement to divorce.
The judicial procedure of marriage termination applies in
all cases where the couple has children under the age of 18
or when the husband or the wife contests the divorce; or
when one of them is unwilling or unable to lodge a joint
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divorce application with the Civil Acts Registration Office.

Restrictions on Making a Divorce

Application
If the divorce proceedings have already been issued in
a different jurisdiction, and are pending the hearing or
have been heard, court may dismiss the divorce
application.
Another important limitation is that an application
to divorce cannot be filed during the wifes pregnancy
and until the child becomes one year of age, unless the
wife agrees to that or files the divorce application
herself.

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CHILD CUSTODY
Child custody and parental rights and
responsibilities:
Russian courts have authority to hear child
custody, parental responsibility and other matters
concerning parental rights and duties, that involve
foreign nationals if:
the defendant parent has a place of residence
in Russia;
the defendant parent has property in Russia;
in child support and paternity matters the
plaintiff is a Russian resident.
It is possible that the case could potentially be
heard by courts in various jurisdictions. There will

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WHY ME
I have been practicing as a Russian family lawyer,
solicitor and barrister, for over 14 years, specializing in
international family law matters. For many years Ive
been a member of the IAML, a worldwide association of
practicing family lawyers who are recognized by their
peers as the most experienced and skilled family
law specialists in their respective countries. I have high
qualifications in Russian and Australian law, the latter
bearing a lot of similarities with the UK and the
US Family law. Ive practiced law and appeared in
courts in Russia and abroad as a barrister and legal
expert in Russian law, including the Supreme Court of
Russia, the Family Court of Australia, the High Court of
the UK, High Court of Netherlands and other.
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WHAT I DO
Russian Divorce and Family Law is, generally, more liberal than
the Western Family Law. However, the Russian legal system can be
complicated, while language barriers can make it hard to deal with.
I work with both foreign and Russian clients; the international side of
my practice sees me acting primarily as a Russian family
lawyer where one party or both are foreign nationals. My services
extend to the following aspects of Russian Family Law: financial
agreements, commonly known as pre-nuptial or post-nuptial
agreements, complex multijurisdictional property cases, parental
matters, including children relocation, child support and spouse
maintenance, inheritance and related fields of law.
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WHO I AM
Russian Lawyer. Divorce Attorney. International Family
Lawyer

I provide services as a family lawyer and divorce attorney since 2000

when I was admitted to practice as a Russian lawyer, the member of
the Bar Chamber of the Moscow Region. In 2005 i also joined the
Moscow Bar of Arbitration Lawyers. In 2007 I became a fellow of the
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a worldwide association
of practicing family lawyers who are recognized by their peers as the
most experienced and skilled divorce attorneys and family law
specialists in their respective countries.
I speak both, Russian and English languages. While my area of
expertise includes various aspects of Family law, Civil, Property, Tax
and Inheritance law, the major part of my work deals with international
family law cases, complex property settlements, prenuptial
agreements and children matters, including international child
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CONTACT US
Contact info :
Pechatnikov Pereulok 22,

Moscow 107045
Russia
Tel: +7499 6 776 667
Tel: +44208 1 444 727 (UK)
Email: info@divorceinrussia.com
Fax.: +7 495 6287839

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