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Welcome to Russian and International Family
Law Specialist
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. The
website also contains relevant family legislation
(including that in English), international
treaties and conventions which this country is a
party to, notably the Hague Convention on
International Children Adoption 1996, and the
Hague Convention on Parental Responsibility and
Protection of Children 1996, in both languages,
and commentary covering various issues related to
the procedure that applies to Russian marriage
and family disputes
Catherine HeathBarrister, Doctor of Law
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RUSSIAN Family News
This website will bring you up to date with the
latest news and current events on the matters and
will further keep you updated on the most recent
developments of the family law in this country.
Whether it is adoption ban for same-sex couples,
a new bill introduced to the Parliament or a
landmark court decision concerning family topics,
you can read about it here.
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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 be pros and cons to those options, which
  should be discussed with your lawyer.

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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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Academic work
The academic side of my work has always been a
professional priority, allowing me to continue to
improve my knowledge and skills as a practicing
family lawyer. I have authored numerous articles
in both Russian and British specialist and
popular publications (including The Lawyer, Marie
Claire and others) and have been the recipient of
several awards relating to my work in legal
research, including the Russian President PhD
scholarship and the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace Grant. My most recent
publication the Russian Chapter in the 2nd
edition of Jurisdictional Comparisons,
co-authored by the great team of top family
lawyers and international family law experts in
their respective countries. I am passionate about
being a family lawyer and divorce attorney as it
allows me guide and help people in their
difficult time and resolve many tangled issues
for their families as well as to contribute to
academic writing as a Russian lawyer and
international law specialist.
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CONTACT US
Contact info
Pechatnikov Pereulok 22, Moscow
107045 Russia Tel [phone] Tel 44208
1 444 727 (UK) Email info_at_divorceinrussia.com F
ax. 7 495 6287839
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GET IN TOUCH WITH US
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http//www.iaml.org/
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