Minister of Justice Uekawa is working to resolve issues related to child rearing after parents have divorced, such as poverty due to non-payment of child support and the difficulty of "visiting exchanges" where parents and children living apart meet regularly. In February, it announced that it would consult with the Legislative Council to revise the necessary laws.
Regarding the raising of children after their parents have divorced, there are problems such as poverty in mother-child households due to non-payment of child support, difficulty in "visiting exchanges" where parents and children living apart regularly meet, and either father or mother. Various issues have been pointed out, such as the ideal form of "single custody" that only one can have.
At a press conference, Minister of Justice Uekawa said, "The divorce of parents has a great impact on children's mind and body, and it has been pointed out that there are serious effects such as disruption of parent-child interaction. Increased involvement of women in social advancement and fathers' childcare The way of raising children is also diversifying. "
After that, he said, "I would like you to consider concretely from the perspective of children first," and announced that he would consult with the Legislative Council next month in order to revise the necessary laws such as the Civil Code.
The Legislative Council has arranged to properly secure child support and "visiting exchanges" and whether or not to introduce "joint custody" in which both the father and mother have custody of the child. It is expected that there will be a wide range of discussions about the ideal way of raising children.
In addition, as there are cases where grandchildren are adopted for the purpose of increasing the "tax exemption limit" of inheritance tax, the purpose etc. will be added to the adoption system for minors, and the property built by the couple will be divided in half at the time of divorce. It is expected that discussions will be held on the provision of rules by law.