Overview

• Igor Antropenko said the bill will be revised to incorporate feedback, following a government request for changes.
• The draft would formalize social and psychological assistance as a court-recognized reconciliation measure for couples with minor children.
• Antropenko described family psychologists as focused on preserving relationships, contrasting this with mediation geared toward orderly separation and custody arrangements.
• Co-authors of the initiative include Deputy Speaker Anna Kuznetsova, Youth Policy Committee chair Artyom Metelev, and Senator Dmitry Perminov.
• Tatyana Butskaya called for mandatory mediation in divorces involving children, aligning with a previously stated proposal from the Justice Ministry.