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Article 1241 of the Civil Code of Ukraine provides for a special type of inheritance regardless of the content of the will. This article establishes the rule that a certain category of heirs, including incapacitated widows, will inherit half of the share (“compulsory share”) that would belong to them pursuant to inheritance by law. An “incapacitated citizen” is, for example, a person who has reached the age at which they have the right to a pension, a person with a disability, etc. This rule is meant to protect the testator’s closest relatives.
This article established the right of married couples to create a joint will to manage the inheritance of property that the spouses own together. Under a joint will, the deceased spouse’s share of the spouses’ joint property passes to the surviving spouse. No one else can inherit property included in a joint will until after the death of the second spouse. For example, if the spouses made a joint will in which they bequeathed their property to their children in equal shares, the children will be able to receive the inheritance (only after death of both spouses).
Article 1258 of the Civil Code of Ukraine defines the rules of intestate inheritance, or inheritance without a will. If a person did not write a will, or made a will and canceled it before their death, then inheritance proceeds in accordance with the legislation. The grounds for inheritance according to law can be family relationships, adoption, or dependence on the testator for at least five years before his death.
Article 3502 lists the persons who can apply to the court for a restraining order, which means a judicial measure that temporarily restricts rights or imposes obligations on a perpetrator of domestic violence and is aimed at ensuring the victim's safety. For example, the court may order a ban on staying in the common residence with the victim of domestic violence; prohibition to approach within a specified distance to the victim’s place of residence, study, work, or other frequently visited locations; prohibition to contact the victim.
Article 3505 of the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine stipulates that the applicant and the interested persons should participate in the court’s decision to grant a restraining order. If the applicant is subjected to threats of the further discrimination or violence, the case may be considered without the applicant’s participation. If a duly notified an offender does not appear, their absence shall not interfere with the decision to issue a restraining order.
The applicant alleged that the police authorities had mistreated him and there had been no effective investigation into his complaints. Police officers arrested the applicant on suspicion of extortion. The officers took him to the police station, where he was questioned. While in the custody of the police, they called an ambulance for the applicant as he was complaining of kidney pains. As a result, the applicant underwent treatment at the hospital for a ruptured kidney, craniocerebral trauma, and post-traumatic nearsightedness.
