The Kurultai of Bashkiria adopted a law on annulment of marriage upon gender reassignment

At a plenary meeting, deputies of the kurultai (state assembly) of Bashkiria adopted in the final reading a bill on ending a marriage if one of the spouses changes gender. Corresponding changes have been made to Part 1 of Art. 15 of the Family Code of the Republic of Bashkortostan – one of the grounds for ending a marriage (the death of a spouse or recognition of him as dead) is supplemented with the phrase “and also due to a change in the civil status record about a change in gender by one of the spouses.”

The same bill prohibits adoption and guardianship of children for citizens who have changed their gender. Amendments have been made to Art. 121 and art. 139 of the regional code.

The document was developed by the State Assembly Committee on Health, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs. Previously, he received a positive review from the republican government. The amendments are of a “corresponding” nature and were introduced after the adoption of similar bans by the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Presenting the initiative, the chairman of the relevant committee, Salavat Kharrasov, listed other changes regarding the payment of alimony by spouses for common children. In addition to the novella about gender reassignment, the document provided for the right to alimony for the ex-husband who actually cared for the child in the first three years after his birth (previously only the ex-wife could demand it in court), pregnant ex-wives (if the pregnancy occurred during marriage) and needy ex-spouses who are caring for their common disabled child.

101 deputies voted for the adoption of the bill, 1 abstained, 2 did not vote.

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Natalya Balykova, Ufa