As noted in the press service of the Ministry of Justice, the instruction defines a simplified procedure for recovering alimony for a child or maintenance of another family member in accordance with the Convention. In particular, it determines who, how, and in what form should submit an application for recovery of alimony from a respondent who resides abroad. The procedure for filing a petition for recognition and enforcement of a court decision of Ukraine on recovery of alimony on the territory of another state is defined.
The instruction also defines the procedure for processing requests received from foreign applicants for recovery of alimony and for recognition and enforcement of decisions of a foreign court on recovery of alimony from persons residing in Ukraine. In addition, the document defines the procedure for providing international legal assistance in cases considered by courts on the basis of the Convention.
The text of the instruction is posted on the official website of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
At the beginning of 2007, the Convention on the Recovery of Alimony Abroad is applied in relations with Australia, Algeria, Argentina, Barbados, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Vatican, United Kingdom, Haiti, Guatemala, Greece, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Israel, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cape Verde, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Colombia, Germany, Liberia.
The document is also applied by Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Seychelles, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Suriname, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Hungary, Philippines, Finland, France, Croatia, Central African Republic, Czech Republic, Chile, Switzerland, Sweden and Sri Lanka.