Exclusive use of the matrimonial home after divorce
The family home is the centre of daily life and a refuge of stability for every family. When spouses are separated, the question of who remains in the home often ...
Revised parental custody bill raises questions at legal committee
A revised bill on parental custody legislation was discussed at the House legal committee on Wednesday, with parents saying they are currently living a nightmare over the right to see ...
‘Hundreds of divorces filed a year across Cyprus’
Eight hundred divorces are registered annually in Cyprus in all districts, while already since the beginning of the year almost 400 petitions have been filed, the house human rights committee heard ...
MPs clash over expediting family disputes
Mediation in family disputes was the focus of tense discussions among lawmakers on Wednesday who met to examine needed reforms to the island’s current family laws.
Members of the ...
New divorce laws in place by Christmas
Bills for the modernisation of the legislative framework governing family law will be brought before the House before Christmas, the House legal committee heard on Wednesday.
The bills in question ...
No services to prevent parental alienation says commissioner
The Commissioner for the Protection of Children’s Rights, Despo Michaelidou, said there was a lack of specialised services that to prevent ‘parental alienation’ which often resulted from divorce.
Michaelidou ...
MPs to discuss raising marriage age to 18
MPs began discussions on Wednesday on the reform of family law which involves eight new bills in total that will see among others, the marriage age raised from 16 to 18.
Justice ...
Resolving property disputes between spouses
The contribution in the acquisition of an immovable property is adjusted to its value at the time of the separation
Property relations between spouses vary from case to case depending ...
Easing of divorce law under discussion
MPs agreed during a House legal affairs committee meeting on Wednesday that reforms to family law are necessary to modernise the legislative framework and better protect children’s rights.
Disy ...
Cyprus leads EU in number of marriages, divorce rate also high
Cyprus, which likes to promote itself as the island of love, had the highest number of marriages relative to population in the EU in 2019, but also ranked very high on ...
Akel: Church should have no say in divorce procedures
Akel MP Aristos Damianou has accused the government of insisting on giving the Church a say in family law, insisting on anachronistic practices that have no place in a secular ...
Kim Kardashian files to divorce rapper husband Kanye West, Tmz And Variety report
Reality star Kim Kardashian has filed papers to divorce her rapper husband Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage, a Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman said on Friday.
A ...