Cabinet Approves 'Family Court Law'

The Cabinet approved a draft decree-law issuing the Family Court Law, aimed at facilitating litigation procedures in family disputes, accelerating their resolution, and enhancing the effectiveness of enforcing court rulings, while safeguarding the best interests of the child. Among its key provisions are empowering the custodian to obtain and renew official documents for the child and enroll him or her in schools without requiring a court order authorizing these actions, establishing child handover and visitation centers, and authorizing the imposition of coercive fines to compel the non-compliant party to fulfill obligations related to visitation or overnight stays, in accordance with the controls set out in the draft decree. A portion of the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday.