{"id":67367,"date":"2026-04-04T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versii.net\/%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%b7-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%b3%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%b8\/2026\/67367\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T06:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:00:56","slug":"is-divorce-necessary-can-spouses-divide-property-without-dissolving-the-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versii.net\/en\/society\/2026\/67367\/","title":{"rendered":"Is divorce necessary? Can spouses divide property without dissolving the marriage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What property can a partner not claim? <\/p>\n<p>In Ukraine, spouses have the right to divide their joint property without dissolving the marriage. According to the Family Code, a husband and wife can do this either by mutual consent or through the court.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing an explanation from the Ministry of Justice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <\/strong>Divorce and money: a lawyer named the property that cannot be divided upon divorce<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Right to division:<\/strong> A husband and wife can divide their joint property at any time without ending the marriage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two methods:<\/strong> This can be done voluntarily (through a notarized agreement) or through the court if no agreement is reached.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joint property:<\/strong> Property acquired during the marriage is divided. Personal belongings, inheritances, and gifts remain the property of the person who received them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Equality of shares:<\/strong> By law, the shares of spouses are equal; however, the court can alter this balance in the interest of children or due to the misconduct of one partner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limitation period:<\/strong> The limitation period does not apply to claims for the division of property in an official marriage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ways to divide property<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Legislation provides for two main ways to resolve this issue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\">Contractual (voluntary). Spouses enter into an agreement. If real estate (house, apartment, etc.) is being divided, the document must be notarized.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\">Judicial. If no agreement is reached, the dispute is resolved by the court, taking into account the interests of the wife, husband, children, and other significant circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What is subject to division and what is not<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Joint property includes all assets acquired during the marriage, even if one partner did not earn income for valid reasons (education, childcare, illness).<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><strong>However, personal private property is not divided:<\/strong> property received as a gift, inherited, or acquired with the personal funds of one spouse.<\/p>\n<p>Size of shares and monetary compensation<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">By default, property shares are equal. The court may deviate from this principle if one spouse did not care for the family, concealed, or destroyed property.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Additionally, a share may be increased if children or disabled adult sons or daughters live with the father or mother.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">If property cannot be divided in kind and monetary compensation is not provided, the court may leave the property in joint ownership without actual division.<\/p>\n<p>Also read about whether a partner can claim the income of the other partner from individual entrepreneurship during divorce &#8211; an explanation from a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, we wrote about the time limits for property division during divorce and why it is important not to delay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What property can a partner not claim? In Ukraine, spouses have the right to divide joint property without dissolving the marriage. 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