The Legislative Council submitted a report to Minister of Justice Koizumi on three points for reforming the law, including the introduction of ``joint custody,'' which allows both father and mother to have custody of children even after divorce.
The Legislative Council, an advisory body to the Minister of Justice, held a general meeting on the 15th and decided on three outlines for law reform.
Among these, the outline of the review of the child rearing system is that in addition to the current "sole custody" in which either the father or mother has custody of the child after divorce, "joint custody" in which both the father and mother have custody of the child. The key is to implement it.
In addition, the guidelines for reviewing the ``Building Sectional Ownership Act,'' also known as the ``Condominium Act,'' include lowering the percentage of required owner consent in order to facilitate reconstruction and other activities.
Furthermore, the outline for reviewing the Criminal Procedure Code calls for digitizing the creation and management of arrest warrants, etc., and allowing procedures such as requesting and issuance to be performed online.
After this, the council reported three outlines to Minister of Justice Koizumi.
The Ministry of Justice plans to submit a bill to the current Diet session that would introduce joint custody even after divorce.
Meanwhile, Minister Koizumi will revise the ``adult guardianship system,'' which manages property on behalf of people with dementia, to make it easier to use, and to digitize it to reduce the burden of writing wills. We have consulted.