The Hi-Tech Park (HTP) in Belarus continues to be one of the most attractive jurisdictions in Eastern Europe for IT companies, startups and international tech investors. Established by Presidential Decree No. 12 of 22 September 2005, the Park operates under a special legal and tax regime that has been extended until 1 January 2049. The regime […]
A foreign creditor holds a court judgment against a Belarusian debtor. Two years of proceedings and the judgment is final. Costs have been awarded. The debtor’s assets are in Minsk. You know everything about bank accounts, real estate, accounts receivable, inventory in a warehouse. The next step looks straightforward. File the judgment with a Belarusian […]
A couple meets in their twenties, moves in together, and stays that way for a decade. They buy furniture, renovate the flat, take out a car loan, and raise a child. Friends and relatives call them “husband and wife.” Officially, they are strangers. This scenario is extremely common in Belarus. Long-term cohabitation is a social […]
When a marriage ends, the most difficult questions rarely concern the flat or the car. They concern the children. Where will they live? How often will the parent who moves out see them? What weight will the child’s own preferences carry? In Belarus, these matters are governed by the Code of the Republic of Belarus […]
Married couples move money and property between themselves all the time. One spouse buys the other a car, signs over an apartment, forgives a loan, or agrees who keeps what if the marriage ends. In most of these situations people assume that, because they are married, they can arrange their property however they like. Under […]
Not every marriage ends amicably. Advocates regularly work with clients whose spouse won’t answer the phone, refuses to appear in court, has moved abroad without leaving an address — or vanished years ago. None of these situations closes the door to a divorce, but each calls for a different legal route. This article covers how […]
When parents separate, the hardest questions are rarely about property — they are about the children. Where will they live? How often will each parent see them? Who pays for what, and how much? Belarusian law gives parents a way to answer these questions themselves, in writing, without leaving everything to a judge: the Agreement […]
The situation usually looks like this. The marriage was registered in Belarus a few years back. Life has since moved on: one spouse now lives in Warsaw, the other in Vilnius; or one is in Berlin while the other stays in Minsk. There has been no shared household for some time, but the marriage still […]
The litigation is over. The judgment is final. The Belarusian court has issued the writ of execution. The foreign creditor’s in-house counsel scans the writ and forwards it to their Belarusian lawyer with a short note: please send it to the bailiff and let us know when payment arrives. Six months later, in-house asks for […]
Ending a marriage is rarely a simple decision, and in Belarus it is also a formal legal act with strict procedural rules. Whether you are a Belarusian citizen living in Minsk, an expatriate whose marriage was registered years ago, or a foreign national married to a Belarusian, the process runs through the same two channels: […]
Few family disputes generate as much emotion — or as much practical confusion — as alimony. In Belarus, child support obligations are among the most heavily regulated areas of family law, and for good reason: the state treats the financial protection of children as a public interest, not merely a private matter between parents. Yet […]
Marriage to a Belarusian citizen is one of the most straightforward legal grounds a foreign national has for legalising long-term residence in Belarus. It bypasses the more onerous employment and investment routes, and — provided the marriage is genuine and correctly registered — offers a fast track to a temporary residence permit, eventual permanent residence, […]
