Family
The 2002 Family Code with wartime remote marriage
The Family Code of 2002 governs marriage, parentage and maintenance. Marriage creates joint ownership of property acquired during it, and since 2022 service members may marry remotely by video, with the marriage recorded by the civil registry.
Key rules
- Property acquired during marriage is jointly owned unless a marriage contract provides otherwise.
- Childless spouses who agree may divorce through the civil registry office rather than a court.
- Where there are minor children, divorce requires a court decision.
- Maintenance for a child is fixed as a share of income with a statutory minimum per child.
Governing law
- Family Code of Ukraine (2002)
- Law on state registration of civil status acts (2010)
- Civil Procedure Code (2004)Divorce and custody proceedings.
In practice
Same-sex marriage is constitutionally excluded, and a registered partnership bill remains pending, so partners of service members still rely on ad hoc powers of attorney and wills.