1. Dissolution of marriage (matrimony) between citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan
and foreign persons or stateless persons, as well as marriage (matrimony) between foreign
persons in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be performed in accordance with
the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. A citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, residing beyond the borders of the Republic of
Kazakhstan shall have the right to dissolve marriage (matrimony) with a spouse, residing
beyond the borders of the Republic of Kazakhstan independently from his (her) citizenship in
a court of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In case if it is allowed to dissolve a marriage (
matrimony) in registering bodies in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, the marriage (matrimony) may be dissolved in foreign establishments of the
Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. Dissolution of marriage (matrimony) between citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan
and foreign persons or stateless persons, committed beyond the borders of the Republic of
Kazakhstan shall be recognized valid in the Republic of Kazakhstan in compliance of the
legislation of a relevant foreign state.
4. Dissolution of marriage (matrimony) between foreign persons, committed beyond the
borders of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be recognized valid in the Republic of
Kazakhstan in compliance of the legislation of a relevant foreign state.

Basis for state registration of death shall be:
1) a document of established form on death, issued by a healthcare organization;
2) enforced court decision on establishment of the facts of death or declaration of a person
as decedent.
If there is an integration of the medical information system of healthcare with the
information system of the authorized body in the field of healthcare, a document of the
prescribed form on death is entered by a medical organization only into the medical
information system of healthcare no later than one day from the moment of death.
In the absence of integration of the information systems specified in part two of this
article, a document of the prescribed form on death shall be entered by a medical organization
not later than one day from the date of death both into the information system of the
authorized body in the field of healthcare and into the medical information system of
healthcare.
Footnote. Article 268 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the date of its first official
publication).

State registration of death shall be carried out in any registering body on the territory of
the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 269 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 272-VI dated
November 25, 2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its
first official publication).

f there is a death certificate issued by a medical organization in the information system of
civil status acts, the state registration of death is carried out automatically.
In the absence of a death certificate issued by a medical organization in the information
system of civil status acts, state registration of death is carried out at the request of the
interested person with the submission of documents that are the basis for state registration of
death.
Footnote. Article 270 – as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the date of its first official
publication).

Violation of marriage and family legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall entail
responsibility, established by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.