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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of November 18, 2025 No. ZR-363

About modification and amendments in the Family code of the Republic of Armenia

Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on October 22, 2025

Article 1. In article 2 of the Family code of the Republic of Armenia of November 9, 2004 (further - the code) shall be replaced with words the words "without parental support" "appeared in difficult life situation" and to add the same Article with the new offer of the following content: "The determinations provided by the Law "About the Rights of the Child and System of Protection of Children" are applied to the relations regulated by the family legislation if this Code does not provide other content of these determinations.".

Article 2. Add the code with Article 2.1 of the following content:

"Article 2.1. Recognition of the documents issued by foreign states

1. The documents issued by competent authority of foreign state for the purpose of implementation, other functions and processes established by the family legislation and following from it, except for court resolutions and arbitral decisions of foreign states, are recognized the Republic of Armenia in the presence of consular legalization if other is not provided by international treaties of the Republic of Armenia.".

Article 3. The second offer of part 1 of Article 46 and the paragraph the fourth parts 3 of Article 113 to add the name of the law specified regarding 1 article 14 of the Code with the word "registration" after words of "acts".

Article 4. In article 17 of the Code:

1) regarding 1 word "means of livelihood for content of children and/or the disabled needy spouse" shall be replaced with words "means of livelihood for children or disabled, socially unsecured spouse";

2) to exclude the second words "Republic of Armenia" from part 4.

Article 5. In article 20 of the Code:

1) regarding 4 words of "its state registration" shall be replaced with words "introductions in legal force of the judgment about scrap recognition invalid, and in the cases provided by part 5 of this Article - for removal by body of civil registration of the decision on scrap recognition invalid";

To add 2) with part 5 of the following content:

"5. State registration of scrap by bodies of civil registration is recognized invalid the cases and procedure established by the law "About Civil Registration".".

Article 6. In article 35 of the Code:

To add 1) with part 2.1 following of content:

"2.1. Recognition of paternity of the child by person who is not his natural father is forbidden. The fact of artificial insemination of the child born by means of auxiliary reproductive technologies is determined based on the signed agreement and the analysis of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).";

2) to state the second offer of part 3 in the following edition: "In case of the death of mother or recognition of mother of the child by court incapacitated, died or missing or deprivations of its parent rights paternity of the child is determined based on the application of face submitted by the natural father of the child, and analysis results of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), confirming the child's origin from it or the judgment which took legal effect.".

Article 7. In article 39 of the Code:

1) to exclude the word "only" from part 1 and to replace the word of "child" specified before the word "upon the demand of" in the same part, the word "persons";

2) to state part 2 in the following edition:

"2. In case of cancellation of recognition of paternity concerning the child the expenses incurred by person who recognized paternity concerning the child before cancellation of recognition of paternity are not subject to compensation and compensation if it is proved that at the time of record as the child's father this person knew that it is not considered the natural father of the child.";

Paragraph two of part 3 to state 3) in the following edition and to number: part 3.1:

"3.1. Person who agreed to vaccination of embryo and maturing of fruit from other woman has no right to dispute the fact that the child born thus was made from it, after registration of the birth of the child.".

Article 8. 42, part 3 Articles 54, part 3 Articles 56, part of 1 Article 57, part 4 Articles 62, part 2 Articles 66, part 1.2 Articles 111, part 2 Articles 112, part 2 Articles 113, part 3 Articles 116, part 2 Articles 116, part 2 Articles 111, part 2 Articles 112, part 2 Articles 113, part 2 Articles 120, part 4 Articles 126, parts 1 and 2 of Article 132, part 2 Articles 136, parts 7-9 of Article 137, part 2 of Article 138 to add paragraphs of the first and second part 2 of article 41 of the Code, paragraph two of part of 1 Article with the word "best" before the corresponding spryazhenny forms of the word "interests".

Article 9. To add article 43 of the Code with part 4 following of content:

"4. In case of direct threat of life and to health of the child state bodies and local government bodies without delay will organize urgent alternative care for the child, including transfer of the child from family to the actual guardian or the custodian, in foster home in crisis situations, and in case of their impossibility - in the organization giving day-and-night care. The actions provided by this part, caused by the arisen danger or protection of public order will be organized together with police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (further - police).".

Article 10. In article 44 of the Code:

1) from the second offer of part 1.1 to exclude the words "or tutor";

2) parts 2 and 3 to recognize invalid;

To add 3) with parts 4 and 5 of the following content:

"4. The opinion of the child can be provided in writing, orally or by means of video. During the listening of opinion of the child or reproduction of video the body for guardianship and custody, the court or other bodies and the organizations providing the child's right to expression of own opinion or obliged to listen to this opinion shall involve the children's psychologist or the social worker, requirements to whose written or oral conclusion are established by authorized state body in the field of social protection.

5. The written opinion provided by the child is represented together with written opinion of the children's psychologist or social worker, and the opinion provided in oral or videos, is followed by the oral opinion of the children's psychologist or social worker including which is written down on video which is fixed by guardianship and custody body, court or other bodies and the organizations which need or shall listen to opinion of the child.".

Article 11. In article 46 of the Code:

"Changes" shall be replaced with words 1) regarding 1 word "taking into account opinion of the child can change";

Part 3 to declare 2) invalid.

Article 12. In parts 1-3 of Article 53 and part 3 of article 112 of the code to replace the word "children" with the word "child", and to add the same parts before the corresponding conjugated forms of the word "interests" with the word "best", and also regarding the 2nd Article 53 of the word "everything, belonging to education and education of children" shall be replaced with words "education, education, leaving, movement, the residence of the child and all another, belonging to the child".

Article 13. Regarding the 4th article 54 of the Code of the word "from the educational and medical organizations, the organizations of social protection of the population or the similar organizations" shall be replaced with words "from the medical organizations, the organizations rendering day-and-night care, the guardian, the custodian, the guardian".

Article 14. Regarding 1 article 59 of the Code:

1) to replace the word "essential" with the word "best";

Shall be replaced with words 2) in item 4 of the word "from educational organizations, organizations of social protection of the population or other similar organizations" "from the organization giving day-and-night care";

3) Items 6 and 7 to recognize invalid.

Article 15. In article 60 of the Code:

1) to state part 1 in the following edition:

"1. Deprivation of the parent rights is performed in court. Claim for deprivation of the parent rights can be submitted by the following persons:

1) one of parents (other legal representative of the child);

2) guardianship and custody body;

3) administration of the governor, and in the city Yerevan city hall of Yerevan and other state bodies or local government bodies and the organizations to which the law assigns obligations on protection of the rights and interests of children.";

2) to state part 1.1 in the following edition:

"1.1. Administration of the governor, and in the city of Yerevan - the city hall of Yerevan, in the presence of the bases, stipulated in Clause the 59th of this Code, shall file a lawsuit the claim for deprivation of the parent rights not later than in ten-day time from the date of when the bases, stipulated in Clause the 59th of this Code became known to them.";

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