Family code of the republic of uzbekistan

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FAMILY CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of April 30, 1998
(as amended on 06-05-2023)

Section I. General provisions

Chapter 1. Basic provisions

Article 1. Family legislation and its tasks

The family legislation consists of of this Code and other acts of the legislation adopted according to it.
Tasks of the family legislation are strengthening of family, creation of the family relations on feelings of mutual love, trust and mutual respect, cooperation, mutual assistance and responsibility to family of all her members, inadmissibility of any intervention someone in cases of family, ensuring free implementation by members of the family of the rights and their protection.

Article 2. Equality of the woman and man in the family relations

Regulation of the family relations is performed on the basis of the principle of voluntariness of the marriage union of the man and the woman, equality of personal and property rights of spouses, permission of intra family questions by mutual consent, priority of family education of children, care of their welfare and development, ensuring protection of the rights and interests of minor and disabled family members.

Article 3. Equality of citizens in the family relations

All citizens have the equal rights in the family relations. Any direct or indirect restriction of the rights, establishment of immediate or indirect advantages in case of marriage and intervention in the family relations depending on floor, race, nationality, language, religion, social origin, beliefs, personal and social standing and other circumstances is not allowed.
The rights of citizens in the family relations can be limited only based on the law and only in that measure in what it is necessary for the purpose of protection of morality, honor, advantage, health, the rights and the interests of other family members and other citizens protected by the law.

Article 4. Protection of family, motherhood, paternity and childhood

The family, motherhood, paternity and the childhood are in the Republic of Uzbekistan under protection of the state.
Motherhood and paternity in the Republic of Uzbekistan stand high in esteem and respect.
Protection of interests of mother and child is provided with special measures on labor protection and health of the woman, creation of the conditions allowing women to combine work with motherhood, legal protection, material and moral support of motherhood and the childhood.

Article 4-1. Social protection of large families

The family having four and more children who did not reach eighteen years is large family. At the same time, if from four and more children one or more study full-time in the educational organizations (secondary vocational and professional, higher education) and did not reach age of twenty two years, this family is also considered large family.
The state provides provision to large families of privileges and social guarantees according to the legislation.

Article 5. The relations regulated by the family legislation

The family legislation establishes conditions and procedure for marriage, termination of scrap and recognition by its invalid, governs the personal non-property and property relations between family members: spouses, parents and children (adoptive parents and adopted), and in the cases and limits provided by the family legislation - between other relatives and other persons, and also determines forms and procedure for the device in seven children without parental support, order of registration of acts of civil status.

Article 6. Application to the family relations of the civil legislation

The civil legislation is applied to the property and personal non-property relations between family members which are not settled by the family legislation so far as it does not contradict being of the family relations.

Article 7. Application of the family and civil legislation by analogy

If the relations between family members are not settled by the family legislation or the agreement of the parties, and in the absence of the regulations of the civil legislation which are directly governing the specified relations to such relations if it does not contradict their being, the regulations of the family and (or) civil legislation governing the similar relations (analogy of the law) are applied. In the absence of such rules of law and obligation of family members are determined proceeding from the general principles of the family and civil law (analogy is right), and also the principles of humanity, rationality and justice.

Article 8. Application of local customs and traditions in the family relations

In case of absence in the legislation of the relevant standards in regulation of the family relations the local customs and traditions which are not contradicting the principles of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan are applied.

Article 9. Application of international treaties

If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules, than those which contain in the family legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan then are applied rules of the international treaty.