Family Code. Country/Territory Armenia Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Gender Governance Human rights Equity Inheritance Geographical area Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Entry into force notes The given Code enters into force three months after the official publication. Abstract The major principles of Family Legislation are: Family, maternity, paternity and childhood are under the safeguard and protection of the society and the state in the Republic of Armenia. The state guarantees the primary protection of children’s rights. The family legislation proceeds from the requirement of family strengthening, building of family relations on the basis of mutual love and respect, the mutual assistance and responsibility of all the family members, in admission of self-willed interference into the family’s issues, provision of free realization of family members’ rights, necessity of judicial protection of these rights. 2. Only the marriage registered in Civic Status Registration Department is recognized lawful. 3. Men and women enjoy equal rights at the moment of marriage conclusion, during the marriage and in case of marriage cancellation. 4. Legal regulation of family relations is realized in accordance with the principles of free will of a man’s and woman’s marital union, the equality of spouses’ rights in family, solution of family issues by mutual consent, taking care about mutual well-being, primary provision of the rights and best interests of minor and incapable family members. 5. Any restriction of citizens’ rights on the basis of social status, race, nationality, language or religion during marriage conclusion and in family relations is prohibited. Full text English Website resourceequity.org