Child support arrears will be collected throughout the CIS on the basis of court orders

The State Duma ratified two conventions on legal assistance in civil, family and criminal matters: the 2002 Chisinau Convention. and the 1993 Minsk Convention, which regulate the collection of child support in the Commonwealth countries.

The countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will mutually recognize and enforce court orders for child support for minor children, making the procedure simpler and faster.

Protocols to the conventions clarified that court decisions are recognized and enforced not only in civil cases, but also specifically listed court orders for the collection of child support for minor children, which will allow everyone to apply these conventions uniformly.

A child support creditor will be able to file a petition with a court for recognition and enforcement of the order. The petition must be accompanied by an official document confirming that the order has entered into force and is enforceable, if this is not stated in the document itself. A copy of the court order confirming that it was served on or sent to the debtor will also be required. 
All documents must have a notarized translation into Russian or the language of the country where the court application is being made.

The CIS currently includes: 
Azerbaijan, 
Armenia, 
Belarus, 
Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyzstan, 
Moldova,
Russia,
Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan,
Georgia, 
Turkmenistan, (the latter countries also signed the document).