According to statistics, three out of four marriages in Ukraine break up in the first five years of marriage. This state of affairs is not encouraging, but nevertheless, if the relationship did not work out and it is not possible to establish them in any way, then why spoil each other’s nerves. Let everyone go their own way, because divorce is a common thing in our time.

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Divorce through the registry office

If the spouses do not have common children and they mutually agree to dissolve the marriage, then the process takes place quite quickly and without hassle. To do this, you will need to write a general application or an individual one from each of the spouses and submit these documents to the civil registry office at the place of registration.

You should know that it is possible to divorce at the Civil Registry Office by sole application, but only in strictly defined cases:

1. One of the parties to the wedding went missing;
2. The incapacity of one of the spouses is recognized;
3. Some of the spouses were sentenced to more than three years in prison.

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Sometimes it happens that the husband or wife cannot appear for the divorce registration. In such cases, an application for the termination of marriage must be completed and notarized by this person before the start of the trial. Only then will the second spouse be able to file a divorce on his own.

If the spouse knows in advance that he will not be able to attend the divorce procedure, then he will need to write about this in the very application for the termination of the marriage relationship. He can also send another application to the Civil Registry Office, in which consent must be expressed to divorce in his absence.

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Termination of marriage by court decision

Dissolution of a marriage relationship through a judicial procedure is used in the event that one of the parties to the marriage does not give its permission for divorce or if there are children under eighteen years of age. If the couple made an agreed decision to divorce, but they have joint children, then they will need to submit the following list of papers to the court:

• Two copies of the statement of claim;
• Paid receipt of state duty;
• Paid receipt of information technology support;
• Copy of passport data;
• A copy of the marriage certificate;
• A copy of the birth certificate of children;
• An agreement in which parents share responsibility for their children.

The presence of an agreement is a prerequisite, without which the court will not accept the application. Before filing a divorce, a husband and wife must agree on the future fate of the children. This document indicates the future place of residence of the child, the method of material support, responsible for upbringing, etc.

When one of the spouses evades registering a divorce, a statement of claim is filed with a judicial institution demanding to dissolve the marriage. To do this, you need to know the address of your husband’s place of work or residence. Also, this application can include property claims against the spouse. But it is better to file claims for the division of joint property in another lawsuit, since a divorce can be formalized within a month, but the division of property sometimes lasts for many years.

Together with the application for dissolution of the marriage relationship, the plaintiff may present various additional requirements:

• On the appointment of the place of residence of children;
• Payment of child support;
• On the division of joint property;
• On the return of personal belongings;
• On the execution of clauses of the marriage contract;
• Other requirements.

After all documents have been submitted to the judicial institution, a meeting is scheduled, which can be held no earlier than one month after the application is received. All participants in the divorce proceedings must be notified of the date, place and time of the trial. If one of the spouses did not appear at the meeting and it is not known whether he received a notification, then the divorce procedure is postponed. Also, the court can be postponed if one of the parties fails to appear.

The court may decide to divorce the spouses or give time for reconciliation. A period of 1 to 6 months can be assigned to restore relations. If the husband and wife dissolve the marriage, then they are issued a court decision on the dissolution of the marriage.

It is also important to know that:

1. Divorce is not possible during the wife’s pregnancy and until the end of the child’s first year. The exception is the unconfirmed paternity of the husband and the illegal actions of the spouse in relation to the spouse.
2. When a court establishes a separation regime for spouses, the marriage obligations are not canceled. But the property acquired during this period will not be considered joint, and a child born within 10 months after the start of the regime will not be considered the son of her husband.
3. The spouse has the right to leave the husband’s surname after the dissolution of the marriage.
4. At the request of one of the interested persons, the divorce certificate issued by the Civil Registry Office may be invalidated if it turns out that the spouses then lived together and did not intend to terminate the marriage relationship.

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