A woman claimed that her ex-husband kidnapped their sons and took them to Moldova, but the court found no grounds to prohibit the father from communicating with the children
On May 4, 2026, the Primorsky District Court of Odesa received a petition from the mother requesting a restraining order against the father of their common children.
Circumstances of case No. 522/7724/26
The petitioner justified her claims by stating that during a vacation in the Republic of Turkey, she handed over her two minor sons for a walk with their father, after which the father took the children to the Republic of Moldova. As a result of interaction with the competent authorities of the Republic of Moldova, it was possible to return the younger son, who currently lives with his mother in Ukraine. The older son remained with the father, who completely isolated him from the mother and brother.
The petitioner indicated that the public organization "Father Has the Right" was involved in the operation to take the children away. The leader of this organization exerted psychological pressure on the petitioner, convincing her that the older son should live with the father. The father of the children, through the phone of the leader of the public organization, threatened to kidnap the younger son again. The petitioner also claimed that the father and his representative exerted pressure on the court during the consideration of the case regarding the determination of the children's place of residence.
There is a dispute between the parents regarding the place of residence of the children, which is being considered in court. The petitioner asked the court to prohibit the father for six months from approaching her and the younger son at a specified distance, from their place of residence, the child's place of study, and to prohibit any communication with them.
The father of the children, in his objections to the petition, asked for its dismissal, stating that the petitioner is trying to gain procedural advantage in other cases concerning the children and did not provide evidence of domestic violence.
What the court decided
The court denied the mother's petition, with the participation of the interested party — the father, for the issuance of a restraining order.
The court's decision comes into legal force after the expiration of the appeal period by all parties involved, if no appeal is filed.
An appeal against the court's decision is filed with the Odesa Court of Appeal within thirty days from the date of its announcement. If only the introductory and operative parts of the court decision were announced in the court session or if the case (issue) was considered without notifying (summoning) the parties, the specified period is calculated from the date of the full court decision, according to part 1 of article 354 of the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine.
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