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 Heath
Barrister, 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: +7499 6 776 667

Tel: +44208 1 444 727 (UK)
Email: info@divorceinrussia.com
Fax.: +7 495 6287839

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GET IN TOUCH WITH US

www.linkedin.com/in/kalaschnikova

http://www.iaml.org/

twitter.com/CKalaschnikova

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