The UBA Committee on Civil, Family, and Inheritance Law, together with the Ukrainian Child Rights Network, invites you to participate in an event entitled “The Right of Every Child in Ukraine to Grow Up in a Family Environment: Challenges and Proposals”, which will take place on December 12, 2025, in Kyiv. Online participation via Zoom will also be available.

Topics for discussion:

·  Review of the Strategy for Ensuring Every Child’s Right to Grow Up in a Family Environment in Ukraine for 2024–2028;

·  Practical implementation of protection: real-life realities of working with families versus current legislation and judicial practice;

·  Legislative initiatives concerning the right of the child to grow up in a family environment;

·  Pilot project on the specialization of judges in family and children’s cases, with a focus on ensuring the child’s right to grow up in a family environment;

·  Challenges in considering cases related to the child’s right to a family and the relevance of introducing the specialization of judges in family and children’s cases in Ukraine;

·  From regulation to real life: how legal decisions affect the lives of orphaned children;

·  The role of lawyers in interdisciplinary teams for the protection of children’s rights: from needs assessment to legal support;

·  Returning children to their biological families: conditions, risks, successful practices, and the role of court decisions in ensuring the best interests of the child.

Moderator:

Olena Sibirtseva, member of the UBA Committee on Civil, Family, and Inheritance Law, counsel at AGA Partners, attorney at law

Speakers:

Daria Kasyanova, Chair of the Board of the Ukrainian Child Rights Network, Director of Program Development at SOS Children's Villages

Iryna Tulyakova, Head of the Coordination Center for the Development of Family Education and Child Care

Inna Miroshnychenko, attorney at law, partner at Pronin & Partners, blogger, adoptive parent

Tetiana Skrypka, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Chair of the Subcommittee on Family and Children's Affairs of the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy

Oleksandra Hrytsivich, All-Ukrainian Public Center “VOLONTER”

Tetyana Zhuravel, All-Ukrainian Public Center “VOLONTER”

Aminat Suleimanova, attorney at law, partner at AGA Partners

Yuriy Nekliaiev, Head of the UBA Committee on Civil, Family, and Inheritance Law

Kateryna Anishchenko, Deputy Head of the UBA Committee on Civil, Family, and Inheritance Law, lawyer at RIYAKO&PARTNERS

Date: 12 December 2025

Time: 14:00 – 17:00 (Kyiv time)

Format:  offline (Kyiv) and online (Zoom)

Language: Ukrainian

Pre-registration is mandatory.
The number of participants is limited. The organizers reserve the right to close registration once the maximum number of participants has been reached.

A personal link for joining will be sent to each participant at the email address provided during registration. If you wish, you may make a charitable contribution to support the institutional activities of the Ukrainian Bar Association via this link.

For additional information, please contact: Tel.: +38 (066) 495-30-14.Email: komitet@uba.ua. Contact person - Viktoriia Motia