Legal nature of agreements on the payment of alimony: problems of substantive and procedural law

Task. The authors of the article set themselves the task of analyzing the specifics of the agreements on the payment of alimony and the procedural features of such cases. Model. To solve such a theoretical problem, it is necessary to investigate the legal nature of child support agreements as a type of bilateral transaction. Findings. The agreements on the payment of alimony differ in their ambiguous legal nature and require proper regulation in the norms of the current legislation of the Russian Federation. The scope of the study. Limited by relations in the field of family, civil law, civil process of the Russian Federation. Practical value. The identification of the nature and specific features of agreements in the field of family relations will not only enrich the theory of family law, but also create a basis for the formation of the practice of considering cases of alimony, and formulate general measures aimed at developing effective mechanisms to protect the property interests of participants in family relations. Social consequences. Determining the specifics of family agreements will allow us to establish the relationship and interdependence of the norms of the family, civil type and norms of the civil process, which will ensure their effective interaction in practice. Originality, value. A systematic study and study of the features of alimony agreements will allow them to be separated from other types of civil law transactions, identify common problems in collecting alimony and proper fulfillment of alimony obligations that impede the proper satisfaction of the basic needs of all family members. An analysis of the norms of the legislation of the Russian Federation allows us to identify additional opportunities and new ways to properly enforce court decisions on alimony.

alimony, child support agreement, content, maintenance obligations, a family, family protection and protection, traditional family values, court decision, elements of a judgment, procedural features of the consideration of cases on the collection of alimony, recipient of alimony, child support payer, good faith, proper performance of maintenance obligations