Section I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 1. Basic Provisions
Article 1. Family legislation and its tasks
Family legislation consists of this Code and other acts of legislation adopted in accordance with it.
The objectives of family law are to strengthen the family, build family relations on feelings of mutual love, trust and mutual respect, cooperation, mutual assistance and responsibility to the family of all its members, inadmissibility of arbitrary interference by anyone in family affairs, ensuring the unhindered exercise by family members of their rights and their protection.
Article 2. Equality of rights between women and men
in family relationships
Family relations are regulated on the basis of the principle of voluntary marriage between a man and a woman, equality of personal and property rights of spouses, resolution of family issues by mutual agreement, priority of family upbringing of children, concern for their well-being and development, ensuring the protection of the rights and interests of minors and disabled family members. .
Article 3. Equality of rights of citizens in family relations
All citizens have equal rights in family relations. It is not allowed any direct or indirect restriction of rights, establishment of direct or indirect advantages in marriage and interference in family relations depending on gender, race, nationality, language, religion, social origin, beliefs, personal and social status and other circumstances.
The rights of citizens in family relations may be limited only on the basis of the law and only to the extent necessary to protect the morality, honor, dignity, health, rights and legally protected interests of other family members and other citizens.
Article 4. Protection of the family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood
In the Republic of Uzbekistan, the family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood are under the protection of the state.
Motherhood and fatherhood in the Republic of Uzbekistan are honored and respected.
The protection of the interests of mother and child is ensured by special measures for the protection of labor and health of women, the creation of conditions that allow women to combine work with motherhood, legal protection, material and moral support for motherhood and childhood.
Article 5. Relations regulated by family law
Family law establishes the conditions and procedure for entering into a marriage, terminating a marriage and recognizing it as invalid, regulates personal non-property and property relations between family members: spouses, parents and children (adoptive parents and adopted children), and in cases and within the limits provided for by family law – between other relatives and other persons, and also determines the forms and procedure for placing children left without parental care in a family, the procedure for registering acts of civil status.
Article 6. Application to family relations
civil law
To property and personal non-property relations between family members not regulated by family law, civil law is applied insofar as it does not contradict the essence of family relations.
Article 7. Application of family and civil
legislation by analogy
In the event that relations between family members are not regulated by family law or by agreement of the parties, and in the absence of civil law norms directly regulating these relations, such relations, if this does not contradict their essence, are subject to the rules of family and (or) civil law governing similar relations (an analogy of the law). In the absence of such norms, the rights and obligations of family members are determined on the basis of the general principles of family and civil law (analogy of law), as well as the principles of humanity, reasonableness and justice.
Article 8. Application of local customs
and family traditions
In the absence of appropriate norms in the legislation, local customs and traditions are applied in the regulation of family relations that do not contradict the principles of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 9. Application of international treaties
If an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules than those contained in the family legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, then the rules of the international treaty are applied.
Chapter 2. Implementation and protection of family rights
Article 10. Exercise of family rights
and family responsibilities
Citizens, at their own discretion, dispose of their rights arising from family relations.
The exercise by family members of their rights and the performance of their duties must not violate the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of other family members and other citizens.
Article 11. Protection of family rights
The protection of family rights is carried out by the court according to the rules of civil proceedings, and in the cases provided for by this Code, by the guardianship and guardianship authorities or other state bodies.
Protection of family rights is carried out in the ways provided for by the relevant articles of this Code.
Article 12. Application of limitation period in family relations
Claims arising from family relations shall not be subject to limitation of actions, except for the cases established by this Code.
When applying the rules establishing the limitation period, the court is guided by the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan.