Issues of Application of the Russian Legislation in Joint Bankruptcy of Spouses
This article touches upon the topical problems of the application of the Russian legislation in joint bankruptcy of spouses. The normative legal base in this scientific research was comprised by the Federal Law No. 127-FZ of 26.10.2002 “On Insolvency (Bankruptcy)”, the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, and the Family Code of the Russian Federation. The work analyses the materials of law enforcement practice, namely, the practice of courts of general jurisdiction and appeals instance, as well as the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. On the basis of the analysis, the author formulates the key findings and measures to eliminate the identified problems which are related to the need to bring the institute of joint bankruptcy of citizens to the legal field, as well as the need for precise formulation of the specifics of the sale of common property of spouses.