| Family Code of Russia | |
|---|---|
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| Parliament of Russia | |
| Citation | 223-ФЗ |
| Territorial extent | Russia |
| Enacted by | Parliament of Russia |
| Signed by | President of Russia |
| Signed | 29 December 1995 |
| Commenced | 1 March 1996 |
| Status: Amended | |
The Family Code of Russia (Russian: Семейный кодекс Российской Федерации, abbreviated as СК РФ) is the prime source of family law in the Russian Federation. It was passed by the State Duma on 8 December 1995, signed into law by President Boris Yeltsin on 29 December 1995, and came into force on 1 March 1996. It has been amended a number of times since then, most recently in June 2008.[1]
Structure of the Family Code[edit]
- Section I: General provisions
- Section II: Marriage and divorce
- Section III: The rights and duties of spouses
- Section IV: The rights and duties of parents and children
- Section V: Alimony duties of family members
- Section VI: Ways of raising children who are not under parental care
- Section VII: Application of family law to family relationships that include foreign citizens and stateless persons
- Section VIII: Concluding remarks
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- (in Russian) Current text of the Family Code of Russia