Regarding Confirmation That the Child Is Dependent on the Husband

A decree issued by the President of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, announced a general mobilization throughout Ukraine.

Immediately after the adoption of this Decree, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and its units restricted travel outside Ukraine for certain categories of individuals, specifically men between the ages of 18 and 60.

Therefore, the question arises regarding individuals to whom these restrictions do not apply.

Thus, pursuant to Article 23 of the Law of Ukraine “On Mobilization and Mobilization Preparation,” certain individuals are exempt from conscription during mobilization, specifically those subject to military service who have three or more dependent children under the age of 18.

Let’s examine what is meant by the term “dependent child” and what documents confirm this status.

According to Article 51 of the Constitution of Ukraine and Article 180 of the Family Code of Ukraine, parents are obligated to support their children until they reach the age of majority.

Therefore, the fact of a child’s birth indicates that the child is a dependent of the parents. In this case, the document confirming that the child is a dependent of the husband is the child’s birth certificate, in which this specific person is listed in the “father” field.

In this regard, official documents include both the original birth certificates issued by authorized bodies on special forms and the electronic version of the information contained in the birth certificate, produced on a paper form(e-birth certificate) on the Unified State Web Portal of Electronic Services “Portal Diya” in accordance with the provisions of Resolution No. 911 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated September 23, 2020.

Thus, if a man between the ages of 18 and 60 has documents confirming that he is the primary caregiver for three or more children under the age of 18, there are no grounds for restricting his departure from Ukraine.