II Family and Inheritance Law Forum
More information
The Ukrainian Bar Association invites you to the II Family and Inheritance Law Forum.
The Association of Lawyers of Ukraine invites you to the III Family and Inheritance Law Forum — an event that brings together leading experts for an in-depth analysis of key challenges in the field. The Forum will focus on three thematic blocks: International Aspects of Family Law — from divorce and division of property abroad to prenuptial agreements with a foreign element and child protection; Child Rights Protection — modern custody models, mediation, prevention of domestic violence, and features of guardianship authorities' work during wartime; Business Protection — judicial practice regarding corporate rights, inheritance planning tools, and resolution of disputes with an international element.
Date: October 3, 2025
Location: Online (Zoom)
PROGRAM
10:00 - 10:10 Opening remarks
Mykola Stetsenko, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Managing Partner at AVELLUM
Olena Sibirtseva, Chairman of the UBA's Committee on Civil, Inheritance, and Family Law
10:10 - 11:30 Session 1. International Aspects of Family Law: Current Challenges
Moderator:
Aminat Suleymanova, Managing Partner at AGA Partners
Experts & Topics:
Olga Stupak, Judge of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court (TBC)
-
Divorce: cross-border disputes
Oleksandr Gubin, Member of the UBA civil, family, and inheritance law Committee, lawyer, specialist in the application of the Hague child Conventions, expert in multi-jurisdictional family disputes, Member of the Child abduction lawyers Association (London, UK)
-
Child protection: application of international conventions
Olena Sibirtseva, Chairman of the UBA's Committee on Civil, Inheritance, and Family Law, counsel at AGA Partners
-
Prenuptial agreement with a foreign element
Maryna Kornienko, attorney at law at Asters
-
Division of marital property acquired abroad
11:30 - 11:45 Break
11:45 - 13:05 Session 2. Child Rights Protection
Moderator:
Talina Kravtsova, Partner at Asters
Experts & Topics:
Representative of the Department of International Law, Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
-
Enforcement of alimony abroad
Yevhen Synelnykov, Judge of the Civil Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court (TBC)
-
Joint custody
Speaker to be confirmed
-
Mediation in child-related disputes
Speaker to be confirmed
-
Prevention of domestic violence: focus on child protection
Representative of the Child Protection Service
-
Guardianship and custody: child rights protection under martial law
13:05 - 13:20 Break
13:20 - 14:40 Session 3. Business Protection: Focus on Family and Inheritance Law
Moderator:
Yuri Neklyaev, Deputy Chair of the UBA Civil, Family, and Inheritance Law Committee, Lawyer, Family Mediator, counsel at Asters
Experts & Topics:
Judge of the Cassation Civil Court of the Supreme Court
-
Current Supreme Court practice on division of corporate rights between spouses
Speaker to be confirmed
-
Inheritance planning: tools for business protection
Speaker to be confirmed
-
Cross-border disputes over division of business between spouses
Speaker to be confirmed
-
Inheritance disputes: focus on corporate rights included in the estate
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the partners of the event, whose support made the Forum possible:
Genaral Partners:
Partners:
Registration is required to participate in the event.
A 10% corporate discount is available for registrations of three or more participants from the same company. To take advantage of this offer, please contact our coordinator.
Dear UBA members, in order to apply the price determined for members of the Association, we ask you to log in to the website before registering for the event.
Participation is considered confirmed after payment of the registration fee.
The organizers reserve the right to close registration when the maximum number of participants is reached.
For additional information about the event, participation as a speaker, and partnership opportunities, contact the event coordinator at tel.: +38 (044) 492-88-48, +38 (063) 792-30-99 (calls via WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber) or email: tosaulenko@uba.ua. Contact person — Tetiana Osaulenko.
For media accreditation, please e-mail: pr@uba.ua. Contact person — Daria Sydorchuk.
Partners
