Divorce Judgement

JUDGMENT

IN THE NAME OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Leningrad Region March XX, 20XX

The Court composed of Justice of Peace of judicial district № XX of the Leningrad Region XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

in the presence of Secretary XXXXXXXXXXXXXX,

has considered a suit for divorce filed by XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX against XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX in open court, and has

ASCERTAINED THAT

In the statement of claim the plaintiff stated that the marriage between him and the defendant had been registered on April XX, 19XX.

Prior to registration of this marriage the parties had been married from 1993 to 1998; two children were born in the marriage in 19XX and 19XX.

The spouses do not maintain family life; they don't maintain marital relations and has been living separately since October 20XX. Their marriage has broken up; the spouses don't keep the house together; they have been living separately for more than two years. The plaintiff doesn’t find it possible to maintain the family life. The defendant is not against termination of the marriage but she avoids dissolving the marriage in a Vital Records Office due to which the plaintiff had to file this suit for divorce against XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

The plaintiff hasn’t appeared before the court. He provided the court with a written application for trial of the case in his absence. The plaintiff insists on his claims and requires to dissolve the marriage with defendant XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

Plaintiff’s representative confirms XXXXXXXXXXXXX’s claims and requests dissolution of the marriage with defendant.

Defendant XXXXXXXXXXXX hasn’t appeared before the court. She was duly notified of the date and the place of the trial. The defendant didn’t file a request for postponement of examination of the case.

The court has heard the plaintiff’s representative, studied the materials of the case and found that the plaintiff’s claims shall be satisfied based on the following.

A marriage shall be dissolved by judicial means in case the court finds that family life and marital relations cannot be maintained (Clause 1, Art. 22 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation).

The court has found that family life and marital relations cannot be maintained.

On the basis of Art. 21-23 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation and Art. 194, 198 of the Code of Civil Procedures of the Russian Federation the court does hereby

RESOLVE TO:

Satisfy XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX’s claims to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

Dissolve the marriage between XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX registered on April XX, 19XX at the Civil Records Office, record number XXX.

This judgment may be appealed by the parties within 10 days in XXXXXXXXXXXXX City Court through the Justice of Peace of judicial district № XXX.

Justice of peace /Signature/