Legal status of a psychologist as a participant in civil proceedings

<jats:p>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Context and relevance.&lt;/strong&gt; The current procedural legislation does not pay enough attention to the grounds and forms of participation of a psychologist in civil proceedings. The system of subjects of civil proceedings should be improved taking into account changes in legislation and the complication of substantive legal relations. &lt;strong&gt;Objective.&lt;/strong&gt; To identify the features of participation of a psychologist in civil proceedings and propose to adjust the legislation taking this into account. &lt;strong&gt;Results.&lt;/strong&gt; In the order of civil proceedings, a large number of cases are considered with the participation of socially vulnerable citizens, who are characterized in science and judicial practice as the "weak party to the dispute". Such subjects are minors, incapacitated or partially incapacitated citizens, employees in disputes with employers. Despite this, the current Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation does not single out a psychologist either among the persons participating in the case, or in the system of persons assisting in the administration of justice. It is shown that a psychologist participates in the consideration of civil cases in two forms: as a person participating in the case, by virtue of which he should be granted the general procedural rights enshrined in Art. 35 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, and as an expert. It is proposed to establish mandatory participation of a psychologist during the interrogation of a minor. The conclusion of a psychologist as an expert may be judicial or extrajudicial, but in any case it is evidence in the case.&lt;/p&gt;</jats:p>