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No 223-FZ of December 29, 1995 Adopted by the State Duma on December 8, 1995 Contents Section I. General Propositions Chapter 1. The Family Legislation Article 1. Fundamental Principles of the Family Legislation Article 2. Relations, Regulated by the Family Legislation Article 3. The Family Legislation and Other Acts, Containing the Norms of Family Law Article 4. Application of the Civil Legislation to the Family Relations Article 5. Application of the Family Legislation and of the Civil Legislation to the Family Relations by Analogy Article 6. The Family Legislation and the Norms of International Law Chapter 2. Exercising and Safeguarding the Family Rights Article 7. Exercising the Family Rights and Discharging the Family Duties Article 8. Defence of the Family Rights Article 9. Application of the Term of Legal Limitation in the Family Relations Section II. Entering into a Marriage and Termination of the Marriage Chapter 3. The Terms and Procedure for Entering into a Marriage Article 10. Entering into a Marriage Article 11. Procedure for Entering into a Marriage Article 12. The Terms for Entering into a Marriage Article 13. The Marriageable Age Article 14. The Circumstances, Preventing the Entering into a Marriage Article 15. Medical Examination of the Persons, Entering into a Marriage Chapter 4. Termination of the Marriage Article 16. The Grounds for Terminating the Marriage Article 17. Restriction of the Husband's Right to File a Claim for the Dissolution of the Marriage Article 18. Procedure for the Dissolution of the Marriage Article 19. Dissolution of the Marriage at the Registry Offices Article 20. Consideration of the Disputes, Arising Between the Spouses, When Their Marriage Is Being Dissolved at the Registry Offices Article 21. Dissolution of the Marriage in Court Article 22. Dissolution of the Marriage in Court, if One of the Spouses Does Not Consent to the Dissolution of the Marriage Article 23. Dissolution of the Marriage in Court, If Both Spouses Consent to the Dissolution of the Marriage Article 24. The Issues, Resolved by the Court When Taking the Decision on the Dissolution of the Marriage Article 25. The Moment of Termination of the Marriage, When It Is Being Dissolved Article 26. Restoration of the Marriage in Case of the Appearance of the Spouse, Declared as Dead or Recognized as Missing Chapter 5. Annulment of the Marriage Article 27. Recognizing the Marriage as Annulled Article 28. The Persons, Having the Right to Demand that a Marriage Be Recognized as Annulled Article 29. The Circumstances, Eliminating the Annulment of a Marriage Article 30. The Consequences of Recognizing a Marriage as Annulled Section III. The Spouses' Rights and Duties Chapter 6. The Spouses' Personal Rights and Duties Article 31. The Spouses' Equality in the Family Article 32. The Spouses' Right of Option to a Surname Chapter 7. The Legal Regime of the Spouses' Property Article 33. The Concept of the Legal Regime of the Spouses' Property Article 34. The Spouses' Joint Property Article 35. Possession, Use and Disposal of the Spouses' Joint Property Article 36. The Property of Each of the Spouses Article 37. Recognizing the Property of Each of the Spouses as Their Joint Property Article 38. Division of the Spouses' Common Property Article 39. Delineation of the Shares in the Division of the Spouses' Common Property Chapter 8. The Contractual Regime of the Spouses' Property Article 40. The Marriage Contract Article 41. Conclusion of the Marriage Contract Article 42. The Content of the Marriage Contract Article 43. Amendment and Dissolution of the Marriage Contract Article 44. Recognizing the Marriage Contract as Invalid Chapter 9. The Spouses' Responsibility by Obligations Article 45. Turning an Exaction onto the Spouses' Property Article 46. Guarantees for the Creditors' Rights in the Conclusion, Amendment and Dissolution of the Marriage Contract Section IV. The Rights and the Duties of Parents and Children Chapter 10. Establishment of the Children's Descent Article 47. The Ground for the Arising of the Rights and the Duties of Parents and Children Article 48. Establishment of the Child's Descent Article 49. Establishment of the Fatherhood in Court Article 50. Establishment in Court of the Fact of Recognizing the Fatherhood Article 51. The Entry of the Child's Parents into the Register of Births Article 52. Disputing the Fatherhood (the Motherhood) Article 53. The Rights and Duties of the Children, Born of the Unmarried Persons Chapter 11. The Rights of Underaged Children Article 54. The Child's Right to Live and to Be Brought Up in a Family Article 55. The Child's Right to Communice with his Parents and with Other Relatives Article 56. The Child's Right to Protection Article 57. The Child's Right to Express His Opinion Article 58. The Child's Right to a Name, Patronymic and Surname Article 59. Changing the Child's Name and Surname Article 60. The Property Rights of the Child Chapter 12. The Parents' Rights and Duties Article 61. Equality of the Parents' Rights and Duties Article 62. The Rights of Underaged Parents Article 63. The Parents' Rights and Duties in the Upbringing and Education of Children Article 64. The Parents' Rights and Duties in Protecting the Rights and the Interests of Children Article 65. Exercizing the Parental Rights Article 66. Exercizing Parental Rights by the Parent, Residing Apart from the Child Article 67. The Right to Communicate with the Child of His Grandfather, Grandmother, Brothers and Sisters, and of Other Realtives Article 68. Protection of the Parental Rights Article 69. Deprivation of the Parenthood Article 70. Procedure for Deprivation of the Parenthood Article 71. Subsequences of the Deprivation of the Parenthood Article 72. Restoration in the Parenthood Article 73. Restriction of the Parental Rights Article 74. Consequences of the Restriction of the Parental Rights Article 75. The Child's Contacts with the Parents, Whose Parental Rights Are Restricted by the Court Article 76. Cancelling the Restriction of the Parental Rights Article 77. Taking the Child Away, if There Is a Direct Threat to His Life or Health Article 78. Participation of the Guardianship and Trusteeship Body in the Court's Considering the Disputes, Involved in the Upbringing of Children Article 79. Execution of the Court Decision on the Cases, Involved in the Upbringing of Children Section V. The Alimony Obligations of Family Members Chapter 13. The Alimony Obligations of Parents and of Children Article 80. The Parents' Obligations in Maintaining Children Article 81. The Amount of an Alimony, to Be Exacted for Underaged Children Through the Court Article 82. The Kinds of the Earnings and (or) of Another Income, from Which an Alimony for Underaged Children Shall Be Taken Article 83. Exaction of an Alimony for Underaged Children as a Fixed Monetary Amount Article 84. Exaction and the Use of an Alimony for Children, Left Without Parental Care Article 85. The Right to an Alimony of Disabled Adult Children Article 86. The Parents' Participation in Extra Expenses for Children Article 87. The Duties of Adult Children in Maintaining Parents Article 88. Participation of Adult Children in Extra Expenses on Parents Chapter 14. The Alimony Obligations of Spouses and of Ex-Spouses Article 89. The Spouses' Duties by the Mutual Maintenance Article 90. The Ex-Spouse's Right to an Alimony after the Dissolution of the Marriage Article 91. The Amount of an Alimony, Exacted from Parents Through the Court Article 92. Relieving the Spouse of the Duty to Maintain the Other Spouse, or Restricting This Duty by a Term Chapter 15. The Alimony Duties of Other Family Members Article 93. The Brothers' and the Sisters' Duties in Maintaining Their Underaged and Disabled Adult Brothers and Sisters Article 94. The Grandfather's and the Grandmother's Duties in Maintaining Their Grandchildren Article 95. The Grandchildren's Duty to Maintain Their Grandfather and Grandmother Article 96. The Duty of the Wards to Maintain Those Persons, Who Have Actually Raised Them Article 97. The Duties of the Stepsons and the Stepdaughters to Maintain Their Stepfather and Stepmother Article 98. The Amount of an Alimony, Exacted Through the Court for Other Family Members Chapter 16. Agreements on the Payment of an Alimony Article 99. Concluding an Agreement on the Payment of an Alimony Article 100. The Form of an Agreement on the Payment of an Alimony Article 101. The Way of Concluding, Executing, Amending, Cancelling and Recognizing as Invalid an Agreement on the Payment of an Alimony Article 102. Recognizing as Invalid Agreements on the Payment of an Alimony, Violating the Interests of the Alimony Recipient Article 103. The Amount of the Alimony, Paid by an Agreement on the Payment of an Alimony Article 104. The Ways and the Order of the Payment of an Alimony by an Agreement on the Payment of an Alimony Article 105. Indexation of the Amount of the Alimony, to Be Paid by an Agreement on the Payment of an Alimony Chapter 17. Procedure for the Payment and for the Exaction of an Alimony Article 106. Exaction of an Alimony by a Court Decision Article 107. The Term for Applying for an Alimony Article 108. Exaction of an Alimony Before Resolving the Dispute in Court Article 109. The Duty of the Administration of an Ordanization to Withhold an Alimony Article 110. Deduction of an Alimony on the Ground of an Agreement on the Payment of an Alimony Article 111. The Duty to Inform about the Change of the Place of the Job of the Person, Obliged to Pay the Alimony Article 112. Turning the Exaction onto the Property of the Person, Obliged to Pay an Alimony Article 113. Defining the Debt by an Alimony Article 114. Relieving of the Payment of the Debt by an Alimony Article 115. Responsibility for an Untimely Payment of an Alimony Article 116. Inadmissibility of the Offsetting and of the Back Exaction of the Alimony Article 117. Indexation of an Alimony Article 118. Payment of an Alimony, if the Person, Obliged to Pay the Alimony, Moves for a Permanent Residence to a Foreign State Article 119. Amending the Size of the Alimony, Established by the Court, and Relieving of the Payment of the Alimony Article 120. Termination of the Alimony Obligations Section VI. The Forms of Upbringing Children, Left Without Parental Care Chapter 18. Identification and Accommodation of Children, Left Without Parental Care Article 121. Protection of the Rights and Interests of Children, Left Without Parental Care Article 122. Identification and Registration of Children, Left Without Parental Care Article 123. Accommodation of Children, Left Without Parental Care Chapter 19. Adoption of Children Article 124. Children, with Respect to Whom Adoption Shall Be Admitted Article 125. Procedure for Adopting a Child Article 126. Registration of Children, Subject to Adoption, and of Persons, Wishing to Adopt a Child Article 126.1 Impermissibility of Intermediary Activity in the Adoption of Children Article 127. The Persons, Who Have the Right to Be Adopters Article 128. An Age Gap Between the Adopter and the Adoptee Article 129. The Parents' Consent to the Adoption of a Child Article 130. The Child's Adoption Without the Parents' Consent Article 131. Consent to the Child's Adoption of His Guardians (Trustees), Foster Parents and Heads of the Institutions, Where the Children, Left Without Parental Care, Stay Article 132. The Adopted Child's Consent to Adoption Article 133. Consent of the Adopter's Spouse to the Adoption of a Child Article 134. The Name, Patronymic and Surname of the Adopted Child Article 135. Changing the Date and Place of the Adopted Child's Birth Article 136. The Entry of the Adopters as the Adopted Child's Parents Article 137. Legal Consequences of the Child's Adoption Article 138. The Adopted Child's Retaining the Right to a Pension and to Allowances Article 139. The Secret of the Child's Adoption Article 140. Cancelling the Child's Adoption Article 141. The Grounds for Cancelling the Child's Adoption Article 142. The Persons, Who Have the Right to Claim Cancellation of the Child's Adoption Article 143. The Consequences of Cancelling the Child's Adoption Article 144. Inadmissibility of Cancelling the Adoption upon the Child's Reaching the Majority Chapter 20. Guardianship and Trusteeship over Children Article 145. The Children, over Whom Guardianship or Trusteeship Is Instituted Article 146. The Children's Guardians (Trustees) Article 147. The Guardianship (the Trusteeship) over the Children, Staying at Educational Establishments, at Medical Centres and at the Institutions for the Social Protection of the Population Article 148. The Rights of the Children, Put under the Guardianship (the Trusteeship) Article 149. The Rights of Children, Left Without Parental Care and Staying at Educational Establishments, at Medical Centres and at Institutions for the Social Protection of the Population Article 150. The Rights and Duties of the Child's Guardian (Trustee) Chapter 21. The Foster Family Article 151. Starting a Foster Family Article 152. An Agreement on Giving the Child (the Children) for Upbringing into a Family Article 153. The Foster Parents Article 154. The Child (the Children), Given for Upbringing into a Foster Family Article 155. Maintenance of the Child (the Children), Given into a Foster Family Section VII. Application of the Family Legislation to Family Relations with the Participation of Foreign and of Stateless Persons Article 156. Entering into a Marriage on the Territory of the Russian Federation Article 157. Entering into a Marriage at the Diplomatic Representations and at the Consular Institutions Article 158. Recognition of Marriages, Entered into Outside of the Territory of the Russian Federation Article 159. Invalidity of the Marriage, Entered into on the Territory of the Russian Federation or Outside of the Territory of the Russian Federation Article 160. Dissolution of a Marriage Article 161. Personal Non-Property and Property Rights and Duties of the Spouses Article 162. Establishing and Disputing the Fatherhood (the Motherhood) Article 163. The Rights and Duties of Parents and Children Article 164. The Alimony Obligations of Adult Children and of Other Family Members Article 165. The Adoption Article 166. Establishing the Content of the Norms of Foreign Family Law Article 167. Restricting the Application of the Norms of Foreign Family Law Section VIII. Final Provisions Article 168. Procedure for Putting the Present Code in Force Article 169. Application of the Norms of the Present Code Article 170. Bringing the Legal Normative Acts into Correspondence with the Present Code Taken from http://www.divorceinrussia.com/objectdata/ WebPageImpl/3946/THE_FAMILY_CODE_ OF_THE_RUSSIAN_FEDERATION.doc |