Divorce (dissolution of a marriage)

As martial law persists, family disputes in Ukraine most concern the termination of marital relationship in which one of the parties is on active duty in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This category of cases has its own specifics stemming both from the rules of procedural law and from objective circumstances surrounding the military service. Specifically, this is about the parties' participation in the proceedings, choice of jurisdiction, opportunities to participate in the trial remotely and, on a separate note, the suspension of proceedings if the military spouse is prevented from attending court sessions.

With the start of the full-scale war, the courts, when hearing divorce cases, are increasingly receiving petitions in which one of the parties (usually the respondent) requests a stay of the proceedings due to his active service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Technically, it looks like a sufficient basis but practically it is not always lawful. More so when it comes to exercising personal non-property rights.

In this article, we are going to examine cases, in which the court actually has the right to stay the proceedings, what evidence a military service member must provide, what differences the participation through an attorney may have, and why a stay of divorce proceedings is a complicated and delicate issue that can turn into a sort of procedural abuse.

Legal proceedings in a marriage dissolution case usually come to an end with issuing the relevant ruling. Along with Sofiia Ohiievych, a lawyer at Alva Privacy Law Firm, we are going to tell you in this article about certain aspects of a judgment of divorce that took legal effect and how to distinguish between such notions as original, copy, apostille, and whether you need and when you may need а hard copy of the court judgment of divorce, how and in what way to obtain such copy, pay a court fee for its issuance and the actual timing and manners of obtaining.

Specifics of getting a divorce without the husband's consent. Can marriage be dissolved through a civil registry office or a court only? Pregnancy-related restrictions, children and child support (alimony), what documents and what steps are needed, where to apply – please read about all of these in the article by a family lawyer.

We present for your attention the rules of laying the venue for divorce cases and common mistakes and their consequences. It is professional advice from a family law attorney to help you out successfully from divorce proceedings in court on your own.

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Spouses may come to wish to get divorced for various reasons and at any stage of their married life. To make the matter worse, Ukrainian families are directly suffering from the war raging in their country. How to divorce in Ukraine during martial law online and without personal presence if the couple has children.