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Elena Perepchkina

Partner at Sky Lawyers Law Firm in Saint Petersburg, specializing in international family and inheritance law

Aug 10, 2026

27:26
And Elena, do you have, what's the situation in Russia? Is it marriage contracts? yes uh it is
27:32
called marriage contract but actually it can be both a prenup so the marriage contract can be concluded before the registration of the marriage but it will enter into force right after the marriage is registered uh or it can be uh concluded during the marriage and after the dissolution of marriage after the divorce the spouses still can make an agreement, but it's not called the marriage contract, but the agreement on division of property.
28:06
Well, yeah, it's quite obvious.
28:09
So in the marriage contract, which is quite popular nowadays, and it's getting more and more common, in the marriage contract, the spouses can change this 50-50 presumption.
28:22
And they are quite free in deciding how they want their property issues to be resolved.
28:35
So they can change the property regime either for some certain types of property or certain items or they can provide for separate property regime.
28:48
They also can provide for some spousal support in the marriage contract.

9 MINS LATER

37:49
Elena, how's parental responsibility and children's living arrangements decided in Russia?

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