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Family Code.

Pays/Territoire
Arménie
Type du document
Législation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Général
Mot clé
Genre Gouvernance Droits de l'homme Équité Héritage
Aire géographique
Asie, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Asie Occidentale
Entry into force notes
The given Code enters into force three months after the official publication.
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
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