American mother reunites with children abducted by Russian father
Two boys held in Russia by their father have been found and returned to their mother in London by decision of Russian and UK courts, The Telegraph wrote on Tuesday.
Andrey Arshavin reaches divorce settlement with ex-wife
After a long public legal battle, Russian football player Andrey Arshavin has reached a settlement with ex-wife Yulia Baranovskaya, RAPSI learnt in a Magistrate's Court of St. Petersburg.
Potanin set to limit his ex-spouse’s right to alimony
On June 23, a magistrate court will hear a lawsuit filed by Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Potanin, who has asked the court to change the alimony procedure in favor of his underage son, his former spouse’s lawyer told RAPSI on Wednesday.
Cyprus court moves Potanin asset freeze hearing to September
A district court of Limassol, Cyprus will review the claim filed by wife of Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Potanin, Natalya Potanina, in which she demands a freeze of 50% of all assets as a part of her divorce suit, her attorney Phillip Ryabchenko told RAPSI on Monday.
Russian billionaire’s ex wins $4,5 billion divorce claim
Yelena Rybolovleva, the estranged wife of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has won a $4,5 billion lawsuit as a part of the divorce proceedings, Swiss daily Le Temps reports on Monday.
Moscow court grants divorce to Lukoil Vice-President’s wife
Moscow’s Gagarinsky District Court on Friday has granted a divorce to the wife of Lukoil Vice-President Denis Dolgov, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.
London court renounces Russian couples’ divorce confirmed in Russia
The London Family Court did not recognize the divorce of the Solovyovs family despite receiving a certificate of dissolution of marriage from the Russian consulate.
Authorities evaluate footballer Arshavin’s income for alimony payments
Russia’s Federal Bailiff Service is in the process of examining the income earned by former Arsenal football player Andrey Arshavin in order to extract alimony payments for his ex-wife Yulia Baranovskaya, her attorney Natalia Aksenyova told RIA Novosti on Monday.
Russia to establish special courts for international kidnapping cases
Russia will establish special courts to adjudicate cases involving international kidnapping cases.
Russian child protective services to seek diplomatic counsel on US orphan return
The Pskov Child Protective Services will consult Russia's Ministry of Education and Science and Ministry of Foreign Affairs for advice on seeking the repatriation to Russia of orphan Kirill Kuzmin, whose older brother Maxim died in the US while under the care of his adoptive parents last year.
Russian lawmakers approve children retrieval legislation
The State Duma Committee on Criminal Law on Monday supported a draft bill amending the provisions concerning the retrieval of kidnapped children.
Russian nickel king Potanin gives his money to charity before divorce
Russian tycoon Vladimir Potanin has turned over the bulk of his assets to charity, minus the money he has kept for his children. Potanin, 52, controls the Interros investment vehicle and is CEO and the major shareholder of the world’s largest nickel and palladium miner, Norilsk Nickel. His personal wealth is estimated at $14.3 billion.
Russian lawmakers consider banning use of surrogate mothers by single men
Russian lawmakers are working on a set of amendments that would effectively ban single men from using the services of surrogate mothers, governmental daily Rossiskaya Gazeta reports on Tuesday.
More Russians support adoption ban - poll
The number of Russians who think that Russian adoptive families provide better care for disabled orphans has gron from 36% to 41%, and the support of the “Dima Yakovlev law” has grown 11%, according to the data collected by independent pollster Levada Center.
Constitutional Court reviews adoption rules for people tried for violent crimes
Russia’s Constitutional Court on Friday instructed lawmakers to review the Criminal Code articles punishment under which entails a lifelong ban on adoption, the court said.
Custody battle over Neustadt boys delayed until Nov. 20
The Moscow City Court will consider on November 20 Russian father Ilya Neustadt’s challenge to an earlier ruling obliging him to return to his former wife Rachel Neustadt two boys that are currently living with him in Russia.
American mother wins Russian custody row
The Moscow City Court on Thursday has ordered Ilya Neustadt to return two sons to their American mother Rachael Neustadt.
Billionaire Arkady Rotenberg's ex seeks to invalidate prenuptial agreement
The ex-wife of Arkady Rotenberg, who is widely viewed as one of Russia’s most influential businessmen, challenged the validity of their prenuptial agreement in Moscow’s Tushinsky District Court, and may be entitled to a substantial portion of the businessman’s wealth.
Russian billionaire sued by former wife over $20 million Hawaii property
Elena Rybolovleva has sued her estranged husband, Russian billionaire Dmitri Rybolovlev, in Hawaii over allegations that he had used a “sham” company to purchase a $20 million Kauai property in contravention of a freeze order issued by the Supreme Court of Switzerland.
Mother turns to Hague Convention to compel return of sons from Russia
An American mother living in England has turned to an international treaty that only recently entered into force in Russia in order to compel the return of her young sons, who have been living with their father in Russia since they failed to return from what was meant to be a brief Christmas holiday, RAPSI has learned from the mother's London-based solicitor Carolina Marin Pedreno, a partner at law firm Dawson Cornwell.