The actions of the Central Administrative Court prevented the mother from enrolling the child in kindergarten: the court’s decision

Citizens were refused registration of the place of residence of a minor child at the address of his actual stay in the Central Administrative Office

A citizen turned to the National Center for Social Security with a request regarding registration of the place of residence of the minor son, together with her, was refused due to the lack of written permission of the father. As a result, she is not able to place the child in a preschool institution, since the registration of the child is a necessary requirement for enrollment in the kindergarten. This is stated in the resolution of the Kaliniv District Court of the Vinnytsia Region, published on October 8, 2025.

On May 25, 2021, a marriage was concluded between a woman and a man, which was recorded in the relevant deed. In this marriage, they had a son. Their marriage was dissolved by the decision of the Kaliniv District Court of the Vinnytsia Region dated October 16, 2024 in case No. 132/2150/24. After the divorce, she and her son moved to a permanent place of residence. The ex-husband is registered and lives at another address. After the termination of marital relations, they do not maintain communication and family relations. Appropriate conditions for the development, upbringing and care of the child have been created in the residence. Her place of residence is registered in this apartment, which belongs to her mother on the basis of the right of ownership. In 2025, she applied to the Center for the Provision of Administrative Services (CSC) of the Vinnytsia City Council’s Executive Committee with an application to register the place of residence of a minor child at the place of registration of the mother, but she was denied the registration of her son due to the lack of written consent of the father to register the child at the place of registration of the mother. The citizen repeatedly appealed to her ex-husband with a request to grant permission to register the child at her place of residence, but he avoids giving a written answer and creates obstacles to the realization of the child’s rights. In particular, she cannot place a child in a preschool institution, since the registration of a child is a mandatory condition for enrollment in a kindergarten. She was asked to enroll her son in kindergarten No. 19 in Vinnytsia.

What decision did the court make? The woman’s claims were satisfied. The court made a decision to grant permission to the mother to deregister the place of residence of the minor child without the written consent of the father, as well as to register the place of residence of the minor child together with her without the written permission of the father.

“As the court found, due to the lack of written permission of the father to deregister and register the child, the plaintiff is deprived of the opportunity to register the minor child. Since the uncertainty of the registration of the minor child’s place of residence based on the actual place of residence with her mother is contrary to her interests and significantly limits the realization of her rights guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of Ukraine, in particular, the right to free movement and free choice of place of residence, the right to education, health care and social protection, the court considers that the claims for permission to deregister and register the child’s place of residence without the father’s consent are subject to satisfaction. Taking into account the priority of the interests of the child, their most complete provision, taking into account the circumstances of the case, the procedure for registering the place of residence of children under the age of 14 defined by legal acts, the court came to the conclusion that the decision to grant permission to deregister the place of residence of the child and registering the child’s place of residence without the father’s consent at the mother’s place of residence will be an effective way to protect the child’s rights. In view of the above, the court decided to satisfy the claims in full,” the court emphasized.

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