Initiative proposes prohibiting Russians from marrying for more than 3 timesVoronezh activist has developed draft amendments to Article 14 of the Family Code, which propose that Russian should be prohibited from marrying for more than three times.17:59 27.06.2013
US family waives custody of adopted Russian orphansA US court has granted the request of a US family seeking to terminate their custody of three adopted Russian orphans, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services spokeswoman Shari Pulliam, told RIA Novosti.11:49 22.05.2013
Adoptive families in Russia to receive the same benefits as large onesPresident Vladimir Putin has recommended that regional authorities grant adoptive families the same benefits as those enjoyed by large families by June 30.14:16 30.04.2013
Russian children kept in Finland return to motherFinnish bailiffs have handed over twins Sofia and Artyom, who were kept by their Finnish father, to their mother Svetlana Karelina in the presence of her defense attorney and social service representatives.17:34 24.04.2013
ECHR holds Russia violated adoptive parents' privacy, family rightsThe European Court of Human Rights held Thursday that Russia failed in many capacities to protect the private and family rights of a couple embroiled in a very public child abuse scandal.14:56 18.04.2013
German authorities take son away from Russian academicsRussian-born Dr. Valery and Dr. Julia Gritsak-Groener are trying to reclaim their son William-Valery from the German authorities, who took the boy into custody last October after learning that the Gritsak-Groeners plan to return to Russia.11:40 01.03.2013
Claims seeking to revoke dead orphan brother's adoption left without actionThe Pskov Regional Court has left without action due to a lack of evidence two claims seeking to revoke the adoption of Kirill Kuzmin, whose brother died in the US under the care of adoptive parents.16:23 27.02.2013
Russia seeks repatriation of dead orphan's brotherThe Prosecutor's Office of the Pskov Region has filed a lawsuit against US nationals Alan and Laura Shatto to cancel the adoption granted in September 2012 of two-year-old Kirill Kuzmin, the younger brother of Maxim, who died in the United States in January 2013.11:09 22.02.2013
Mexican Supreme Court rules gay marriage is constitutionally protectedThe Supreme Court of Mexico made public this week its decision that gay marriage is a constitutionally protected right.13:17 21.02.2013
Birth mother of adopted boy who died in the US wants to reclaim his brotherThe birth mother of Maxim Kuzmin who was adopted by the Shatto family in the US has asked the authorities to restore her parental rights to Maxim's younger brother, Kirill, who is still living with the American family.12:57 21.02.2013
Another US adoption of Russian child probed, gay parent lied in courtThe Foreign Ministry is looking into the circumstances surrounding an American same-sex couple's adoption of a Russian boy and their custody battle over the child. According to Konstantin Dolgov, the ministry's special representative for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, the boy has incurred moral harm.10:25 21.02.2013
Russia to draft new measures to help families with children - MedvedevRussian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced plans to provide financial support for families that have more than one child.16:43 14.02.2013
French parliament grants marriage, adoption rights to same-sex couplesAfter ten days of debates, the National Assembly, the lower house of France's parliament, has passed a bill granting marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples by a large majority.12:44 13.02.2013
Russian government approves $3,300 compensation for adoptive parentsThe Russian government has approved a bill drafted by the Ministry of Education and Science to stimulate adoption in Russia.13:36 12.02.2013
Most Russians oppose juvenile justice system - pollMost Russians oppose introduction of a special juvenile justice system in the country, considering children’s rights primarily as a matter for parents and not the government, a survey released on Thursday said.14:41 08.02.2013
Finnish father loses Russian child custody appealThe Supreme Court of Russia’s northwestern Republic of Karelia upheld on Friday a lower court verdict denying Sergei Timonen, a Finnish resident, custody over his children who have Russian citizenship.15:33 25.01.2013
U.S. court rules on lesbian couple's Russian child custody disputeA Californian court has announced the verdict in a custody case involving a Russian child adopted by an American same-sex couple, according to a copy of the court order.17:09 21.01.2013
Mel Gibson's ex-wife sues her own lawyers over raw divorce dealOksana Grigorieva plans to sue the lawyers that represented her interests in negotiating her divorce from actor Mel Gibson, alleging that the attorneys gave her an irredeemably raw deal.14:25 18.01.2013
Berlusconi reaches €3 million a month deal with ex-wifeItaly's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has reached a settlement with his ex-wife Veronica Lario who will be paid three million euros a month alimony as the outcome of nearly three years of court proceedings.14:55 28.12.2012
Putin: State Duma reaction to Magnitsky Law appropriateThe State Duma's reaction to the adoption of the Magnitsky Law is "an emotional, but appropriate response", Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an annual press conference in Moscow. This refers to the amendment that will close adoption agencies and will terminate the U.S.-Russian agreement on the child adoption.14:29 20.12.2012