Divorce between Russian man and American woman

Duvall Karina Markovna

Grecheskiy Prospect, 12-19

Saint Petersburg, 191014

December 7, 2018

The copy of divorce judgement of civil case #2-XXX/18 is send to be executed.

Attachments: The copy of Court motivational decision.

The Magistrate – signature

Civil case #2-XXX/18

DIVORCE JUDGEMENT

On behalf of the Russian Federation

October 2nd, 2018, Moscow

The Magistrate of the Juridical District XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX with Secretary, as the representors of the Court considered civil case #2-XXX/18 about statement of claim about dissolution of the marriage between Plaintiff [name keeps in the secret] and Defendant [name keeps in the secret].

Established:

Plaintiff went to the court with the dissolution of the marriage claim to Defendant. In the statement Plaintiff specified that he is married with the Defendant from August 21, 2017. They don't have kids and they have never shared any financial accounts or assets, nor signed any contracts together. Their relationship did not go well and all the attempts to improve it did not achieved satisfied result. The defendant is living in The United States of America and does not have an opportunity to go to Russian Federation to apply documents for divorce process in civil registry office.

The plaintiff was informed about the time of the court hearing and did not show up but he asked to review the case in his absence in the statement of lawsuit.

Karina Duvall, as attorney for the Plaintiff showed up in the court, supported the Plaintiff claims, asked for divorce, explained that according to the Plaintiff, his marriage relationship canceled from October 2017 as their relationship did not go well and they agreed that the dissolution of a marriage is the only sensible step.

The Defendant was informed about the time of the court hearing and did not show up. She submitted the statement about civil case about dissolution of the marriage between the Parties. The Defendant received the copy of statement of lawsuit. She completely trusts the Court and agreed with the plaintiff claims. She asked to review the case in her absence.

According to the Law 167 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation the civil case was reviewed by the court without the plaintiff and the defendant presence.

The court after hearing Karina Duvall, the Russian attorney for the Plaintiff and examining the written case file, considered the claims to be satisfied for the following reasons.

According to Law 158 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation, official marriage with Russian citizens that was done abroad must be recognized as officially valid in Russian Federation if there are no evidences from the Law 14 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation against it.

According to Law 160 part 1 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation, divorce process in Russian Federation between Russian citizen and foreign citizen should be done according to the Law of Russian Federation.

According to Law 161 part 1 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation, spouses moral and personal property rights and responsibilities defined by the law of the state where they live together or lived together for the last time. If the spouses never live together than their moral and personal property rights and responsibilities in Russian Federation defined by the law of Russian Federation.

According to Law 1 part 3 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation, family relationship regulation carried out in accordance with the principles of the voluntary union between man and woman.

The official marriage registration was done according to the Law of the state Florida, Palm Beach, the United States of America. The marriage certificate number XXXXXXXXXXXX. The official record with number XXXXXX was created on August 21, 2017.

According to Law 21 part 2 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation the dissolution of marriage can be done by court if one of the spouses avoid to dissolve of marriage in civil registry office even if he/she does not have any objections against it (reject to apply the documents for dissolution of marriage, does now show up and etc.).

The rights of the Defendant are not violated because she was informed about the time of the court hearing, she agreed with the plaintiff claims and she asked to review the case in her absence.

Since the parties have agreed with the dissolution of marriage, did not live together, never shared any financial accounts or assets, do not have kids, gave up on each other and the Defendant does not have an opportunity to go to Russian Federation to apply documents for divorce process in civil registry office, the civil case should be satisfied.

On the basis of the above and according to Laws 194-198 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation the court

decided

Dissolve the marriage between Plaintiff [name keeps in the secret] and Defendant [name keeps in the secret] that was registered in Palm Beach, Florida, The United States of America. The official record with number XXXXXX was created on August 21, 2017.

This divorce judgement can be appealed in the Nagatino Court in Moscow within a month from the date of the decision by filing an appeal to World Judge.

This divorce judgement entered into force on December 4th, 2018.

The Magistrate – Signature