Almost any sphere of relations between people is regulated by one or another branch of law: civil law relations - by civil law; relations arising from the commission of crimes - criminal; and in the sphere of marriage and family - family.
The concept and principles of family law
As a science, family law is one of the branches of law that regulates the relations of people (non-property personal, property) that arise in connection with marriage, kinship, and the adoption of children into the family. The legislative act that governs relations in this area is the Family Code. It contains the basic principles of family law, which are understood as guidelines and basic principles that determine the essence of the industry itself. They are generally binding by virtue of their consolidation in legal norms. This is done in order to correctly interpret, implement and apply the rules, fill in the gaps in the legislation.
The principles of family law are reflected in Article 1 of the UK:
1) The state recognizes only a marriage that has been concluded in the registry office, about which there is an entry in the registration book. Church and civil marriages do not create any legal consequences. After registration, legal relations of spouses arise, which from this moment are governed by family law. The state, in turn, recognizes the marriage and ensures its protection and support. It creates and maintains maternity hospitals, hospitals, kindergartens, pays maternity allowances and provides various benefits.
2) Marriage is voluntary. No one may be forced to marry. A man chooses a woman, and a woman chooses a man at his discretion, without any outside influence on their will on the issue of marriage, as well as on the issue of its dissolution. Restrictions on divorce are allowed only if there are minor children to protect their interests.
3) Relations in the family should be built on the basis of equal rights of spouses. A man and a woman who have married have equal rights in resolving all vital issues of the family. This principle is stated in Article 19 of the Constitution. In a family, all citizens are equal regardless of gender, nationality or other affiliation. Disagreements must be resolved mutually and peacefully.
4) The principles of family law also suggest that the solution of all intra-family issues should be carried out by mutual agreement. These issues include: distribution of the family budget and expenditure planning, the spouses signing a prenuptial agreement, the use of common property, etc.
5) The state gives priority to raising children in the family, ensures the protection of their interests. Children are not property, but an independent subject of law and must be protected by law. The child has the priority right to live, to be raised in the family circle.
6) The principles of family law also provide for the provision of priority state protection of the interests of disabled members in need of assistance. Matured children also have responsibilities to their elderly and disabled parents.
7) A man or woman cannot enter into several marriages at the same time. In order to conclude a new marriage, some kind of supporting document is needed, testifying to the divorce, invalidation of the marriage, death of the wife (husband), etc.
In fact, the principles of family law are the foundation that includes important features in the process of regulating family relations and on which all legal norms of this sphere are based. Through these norms, the state creates the most favorable conditions for the development of the family, protects its rights and interests, improves the quality of life.