FAMILY LAW

In a concerning turn of events, six children were recently taken out of Bulgaria without the knowledge or consent of one of the parenst, just a month after the country's admission to the air Schengen zone. The revelation was made by family law lawyer Dobromira Polimenova in an interview with Nova TV.

The law must adapt to social reality and regulate it fairly and equally, without discrimination, for all citizens.

Based on this fundamental principle, the state must recognize all forms of family. The issue, indeed, does not concern the vast majority of society. But it is of existential importance for the lives of a few Greek men and women who do not enjoy full rights today.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has chosen a low-drama approach in his effort to reform family law to allow same-sex couples to marry.

In a TV interview last Wednesday, Mitsotakis made it clear he wants to avoid intra-party tension, even as some MPs from his ruling New Democracy party, including a former prime minister, are loudly proclaiming their opposition.

Ahead of a televised interview on Wednesday evening in which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to open the debate on same-sex marriage and parenthood, three New Democracy MPs have expressed their basic opposition to any change in the law.

The main opposition party SYRIZA submitted a legislative proposal on Monday to eliminate gender-based discrimination in Family Law and secure the right to marriage for all individuals. 

Estonia has marked a historic milestone as it legalized same-sex marriage, aligning itself with its Scandinavian counterparts. Commencing on January 1, same-sex couples can officially initiate their marriage applications online, marking a significant leap forward for the Baltic nation.

Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced that his ministry's ongoing comprehensive efforts on family law regulations will soon result in profound changes.

His ministry initiated efforts to address several issues causing citizens' grievances in family law, particularly divorce, alimony, and compensation-related cases, Tunç stated in a televised interview on Aug. 31.

All Greek citizens must be equal before the law. Especially in matters of family law, which belong to the narrow core of private life, the legislator must free individual will. 

Neighbors rescue a one-and-a-half-year-old girl from a house in deplorable conditions in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, as the Family and Social Services Ministry has announced that the child will be taken under protection.

A bill reforming family law for the first time in about 40 years will be introduced in Parliament in the coming days, introducing joint custody of children.

The new legislation stipulates that the child can spend one-third of the time with the parent they don't live with, instead of just the occasional weekend or holiday provided for currently.