Family Code (Law No. 201).

This Code in accordance with the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic establishes the conditions and procedure for marriage, termination of marriage and recognition its null and void, regulates personal non-property and property relations between family members: spouses, parents and children (adoptive parents and adopted), and in cases and within the limits stipulated by the family legislation, between other relatives and other persons. Family legislation is based on the need to strengthen the family, building family relationships based on feelings of mutual respect, mutual assistance and responsibility to the family of all its members, the inadmissibility of arbitrary interference of someone in the affairs of the family, ensuring unhindered exercise by family members of their rights, the possibility of judicial protection of these rights, gender equality in family relations. The regulation of family relations is carried out in accordance with the principles of marriage on the basis of a voluntary union of a man and a woman, who have reached marriageable age, equality of rights and obligations of spouses in marriage and family, resolving intrafamily issues by mutual agreement, ensuring the best interests of the child, the priority of family education of children, caring for their welfare and development, ensuring proper protection of rights and interests of minors and disabled family members. Any form of restriction of the rights of citizens upon marriage is prohibited and in family relations on the basis of social, racial, ethnic, linguistic or religious affiliation, health limitations. Gender equality shall be intended the same social status of persons of different sex in society. Gender equality in family relations is protected by society and the state. Relationships between family members and persons living with them are based on the principles of gender equality, as well as respect for honor and dignity of the individual. Gender discrimination in family relations is prohibited. Questions of motherhood, fatherhood, upbringing, education of children and other issues of family life are resolved by spouses jointly, based on the principle of equality of spouses. Spouses are obliged to build their relationships in the family on the basis of mutual respect and mutual assistance, promote the well-being and strengthening of the family, take care of the well-being and development of their children. Spouses have an equal responsibility with regard to domestic work. Gender discrimination is not allowed in relation of one of the spouses to another spouse. Property acquired by spouses during marriage is their joint property, including movable and immovable property. For one of the spouses to conclude a transaction for the disposal of immovable property and a transaction requiring notarization and (or) registration in in accordance with the procedure established by law, it is necessary to obtain a notarized consent of the other spouse, with the exception of his (her) presence at the commission of transactions and registrations. Domestic work cannot serve as a method of gender discrimination and can be carried out equally by both spouses. The principles of equality at work policy also apply to domestic work. A parent (one of them) may be deprived of parental rights if they: shirk the responsibilities of parents, including in the case of involve children in the worst forms of child labor.