Family Code of Russia

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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.

Structure of the Family Code

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

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