Article 40. Judicial dissolution of marriage

Consideration of cases of dissolution of marriage by a court shall be carried out in line with the litigation procedure established by the Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The court shall be entitled to appoint a period of up to six months for the spouses to reconcile, by postponing the proceedings of the case.

In the event if the spouses are assigned a period for reconciliation and postponement of the case, the court shall notify in writing no later than within three days the Conciliation Commission of the citizens' meeting at the place of joint residence of the spouses for the latter to take appropriate measures for their reconciliation, and if they do not live together - the Conciliation Commission of the citizens' meeting at the place of residence of each of them.

The court does not grant a reconciliation period at the request of a person who has suffered from family (domestic) violence.