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Dear lawyers! I am taking care of my aunt (born in 1915) who was a prisoner in Germany during the war. She is entitled to receive a compensation from the fund of common understanding and reconciliation. The payment will take place till the end of 2005. Her health is getting worse. Can she issue a power of attorney in my name for receiving the money after her death?

Can I register my son’s marriage after his death (he was killed) with his common-law wife? They lived together for 2.5 years. The daughter-in-law is expecting a child (8 months pregnancy). Can we give my son’s name to the child? Thank you.

My husband and I are divorced. Our daughter will be 18 next year. She entered a university this year (contractual education). The father refuses to finance daughter’s education. Can I (or daughter) bring a case against him in a court and require alimony payments until graduation from the university?

My husband effects alimony payments in favour a child from his first marriage equal to 25% of his income. How much will he pay ton me and his first wife in case I apply for alimony payments?

I am married for the second time and have a child from the first marriage. I pay 25% to the child. I also have a child from the second marriage. My wife doesn’t work. Can I reduce alimony payments?

My brother is going to marry but I think the girl wants to get married solely for the purpose of obtaining an apartment and probably other property. It is impossible to persuade my brother from marriage but I can at least give him advice in order to minimize material losses in case of divorce. What is a wife entitled to in case she initiates a divorce in a year? My brother owns an apartment (he lives there alone), a half of our country house and a car.

Can child support money be paid in case a marriage is not terminated but a parent doesn’t live with the family? Child’s mother doesn’t want to divorce and threatens to forbid me meeting with the son. How can I legally solve this matter?

Is Art. 34 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation applicable in case of partition of property owned by citizens living in a common-law marriage?

We decided to get married but the girl will become eighteen only in a month. The Family Code expressly states that at the date of marriage we shall reach the age of eighteen years but we can file an application to a civil records office prior to that (it takes at least one month from application to marriage registration). We wanted to file an application but were refused (written refuse with a reference to Art. 13 of the Family Code) saying that at the date of application we shall be of legal age. But that is unfair! Furthermore I specially came from California for this purpose!!!