A fictitious marriage in the Russian and foreign legislation

This article discusses this kind of contractual family law as a fictitious marriage. Author describes the peculiarities of a fictitious marriage institution in the family law of the Russian Federation, highlights the positive, negative sides and the most urgent problems of legal regulation of contractual marriages. Highlighting of the key features of the institution of marriage in foreign legislation and the conclusions about the need to establish administrative, family law and criminal liability for entering into fictitious unions have been made.