LEGAL STATUS OF SPOUSES IN THE PERIOD OF THE SOVIET STATE FORMATION
Background: the article deals with the content of normative acts issued for the first time during the Soviet era, which established the principle of equality of spouses in marriage. The personal and property rights of spouses, as well as their responsibilities are characterized. Objective: to identify the conditions for the creation of the first Soviet laws regulating the sphere of family relations. Methodology: both General scientific and special research meth ods were used, including analysis, synthesis, formal-legal, historical-legal, etc. Results: the author’s position on the reasons for codification of family law is formulated. The features of the legal status of spouses during the formation of the Soviet state are defined. Conclusion: the legislation of the first years of Soviet power gave spouses a broad right to privacy. At the same time, in the property sphere, strict limits were established that deprived spouses of the right to independently choose a model for regulating property relations.