Introduction of the institution of joint custody of children into Russian law.
The authors of the bill believe that joint upbringing, which involves creating a schedule for the child to live with the parents or an agreement on the terms of such upbringing, will ensure full communication between children and both the mother and the father.
On August 4, 2025, bill No. 983464-8 was registered and sent to the Chairman of the State Duma.
The explanatory note to the bill indicates the following prerequisites for its adoption:
✓ strengthening family values - supporting the family, strengthening the continuity of generations, creating conditions for realizing the potential of each child, developing his talents and raising a patriotic and socially responsible person based on traditional values;
✓ adapting the law to real life - in Russia, as in many other countries, a new social reality has formed, within which a significant part of children are forced to grow up in conditions of separate residence of their parents;
✓ preventive measures to protect the rights of the child - at the stage of divorce, it is obvious that the parents have a negative attitude towards each other and there is a high probability that in the future one of the parents may have difficulties in communicating with the child;
✓ healthy development of the child - normalization of relations in the marital and family sphere, strengthening the child's connection with both parents and reducing the level of negative impact of the divorce process on the child's psyche.
The bill proposes to amend Article 24 of the RF Family Code, providing for the court's obligation, when dissolving a marriage, in each specific case to consider the need to appoint a joint parenting procedure before determining the place of residence of the minor child with one of the parents.
It is assumed that it is necessary to establish an individual schedule for the minor child to live with each of the parents.
On August 4, 2025, bill No. 983464-8 was registered and sent to the Chairman of the State Duma.
The explanatory note to the bill indicates the following prerequisites for its adoption:
✓ strengthening family values - supporting the family, strengthening the continuity of generations, creating conditions for realizing the potential of each child, developing his talents and raising a patriotic and socially responsible person based on traditional values;
✓ adapting the law to real life - in Russia, as in many other countries, a new social reality has formed, within which a significant part of children are forced to grow up in conditions of separate residence of their parents;
✓ preventive measures to protect the rights of the child - at the stage of divorce, it is obvious that the parents have a negative attitude towards each other and there is a high probability that in the future one of the parents may have difficulties in communicating with the child;
✓ healthy development of the child - normalization of relations in the marital and family sphere, strengthening the child's connection with both parents and reducing the level of negative impact of the divorce process on the child's psyche.
The bill proposes to amend Article 24 of the RF Family Code, providing for the court's obligation, when dissolving a marriage, in each specific case to consider the need to appoint a joint parenting procedure before determining the place of residence of the minor child with one of the parents.
It is assumed that it is necessary to establish an individual schedule for the minor child to live with each of the parents.
The bill also proposes to supplement the RF Family Code with Article 65.1, which will regulate cases in which the establishment of a joint parenting procedure is impossible, for example:
! one of the parents has no place of residence, it is unknown or is abroad;
! the mother or father has limited parental rights;
! leaving the child with one of the parents is dangerous to his life and health;
! one of the parents asks to refuse joint upbringing or avoids communication and maintenance of the child for more than six months for disrespectful reasons.
! one of the parents has no place of residence, it is unknown or is abroad;
! the mother or father has limited parental rights;
! leaving the child with one of the parents is dangerous to his life and health;
! one of the parents asks to refuse joint upbringing or avoids communication and maintenance of the child for more than six months for disrespectful reasons.