Kids’ best interests must come first in cross-border custody cases, urge MEPs

The European Parliament's plenary session backed on 28 April 2016 a non-binding resolution on protecting the rights of children in parental custody disputes and adoption decisions.

MEPs considered that children were the ones paying the price when a member states failed to cooperate and protect their best interests. They defended the creation of specialised chambers in EU countries' family courts to ensure transnational cases are processed faster.

ESO: Background information: European Commission sheds light on problems of international families and consults on further action http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-sheds-light-on-problems-of-international-families-and-consults-on-further-action/

ESO: Background information: Parental child abduction within the EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/parental-child-abduction-within-the-eu/

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