Article 56. Implications of recognizing the marriage as invalid

Marriage declared invalid shall not give rise to personal and property rights and duties of spouses as established by this Code.

Proprietary legal relations of persons whose marriage is recognized invalid shall be regulated by the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The annulment of a marriage shall not affect the rights of children born in such a marriage or within three hundred days since the recognition of the marriage invalid.

When making a decision to recognize a marriage invalid, the court shall be entitled to recognize the right of a spouse whose rights are violated by the conclusion of such a marriage (bona-fide spouse) to receive maintenance from the other spouse in line with Articles 118 and 119 of this Code, while with regard to the division of the property acquired jointly before the recognition of the marriage invalid, the court shall be entitled to apply the provisions set out in Articles 23, 27, and 28 of this Code, and also recognize the validity of the marriage contract either in whole or in part thereof.

The bona-fide spouse shall be entitled to claim compensation for material and moral damages caused to him/her under the rules stipulated by civil legislation.

In the annulment of marriage, the bona-fide spouse shall be entitled to retain the surname chosen by him/her at the time of state registration of the marriage.