Cabinet approves new family court law to protect kids, streamline legal procedures

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KUWAIT: The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft decree-law introducing a new family court law to simplify litigation, accelerate rulings and strengthen ...

KUWAIT: The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft decree-law introducing a new family court law to simplify litigation, accelerate rulings and strengthen enforcement, while safeguarding the best interests of children. Chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the meeting also reviewed the GCC railway agreement, regional diplomatic efforts and Kuwait’s progress in digital government services. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Shareeda Abdullah Al-Maousherji outlined the deliberations in a statement following the meeting.

Under the proposed family court law, custodial parents would be able to obtain and renew children’s official documents and enroll them in schools without securing a court order authorizing these procedures. The bill also regulates centers for child handovers and visitation and allows courts to impose coercive fines to secure compliance with visitation or overnight-stay obligations, subject to its provisions. The Cabinet referred the draft decree-law to His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.

At the outset of the meeting, ministers expressed their wishes for the successful completion of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s routine medical examinations in the United States. They prayed for his continued health and safe return to Kuwait. The Cabinet strongly condemned continuing Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including attempts to target civilian sites and vital infrastructure. It cited the launch of two ballistic missiles toward Riyadh and an attempted ballistic missile attack on Madinah.

Ministers described the attacks as violations of Saudi sovereignty, international law and international humanitarian law, warning that they endangered civilians and undermined regional stability.

He reviewed his telephone conversation last Wednesday with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim…

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