Judicial defense of fathers’ rights

This article is devoted to one of the most relevant topics in modern Russian law, namely the legal judicial protection of the institution of paternity. The relevance of the article is primarily due to the presence of legal problems in the field of protecting the rights and interests of fathers. The author focuses on the fact that at present the number of family cases considered by the courts is growing rapidly, as evidenced by official statistics. However, there are a large number of violations of the rights and interests of fathers, including in the framework of legal proceedings. The purpose of the article is to identify and explore the problems associated with the protection of paternal rights in court proceedings. The author analyzes a number of legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis of law enforcement practice, the author concludes that there are emerging trends in the field of reforming the current Russian legislation, in addition, the importance and expediency of such reform is emphasized. The author used general scientific (dialectical, methods of analysis, synthesis) and private scientific methods (formal legal). The article concludes that certain provisions of domestic legislation in the field of protecting the rights and interests of fathers need to be improved. The author suggests his own ways of improving the current legislation in the area under consideration. It is possible to apply this scientific research in practice in order to change the legislation governing aspects of relations for the protection of paternal rights. The findings of this study will be of interest to specialists in the field of civil and family law.