Toyonaka International Exchange Association

Symposium to consider the ideal form of the consensual divorce system

Discussion on joint custody and the consensual divorce system: Through the issue of divorce without permission in international marriage families

■ Date and time:2023Years9Month24Sun (Sun)13 : 00~16 : 00(Opening12 : 45）

■Venue: Toyonaka International Center

　　　(Right next to Toyonaka Station on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line / Tamaicho, Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture1-1-1-601"Etre Toyonaka"6Floor)

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■ Capacity: Face-to-face 80People, online (Zoom）90People　

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■Organizers: Research Group on Consensual Divorce Issues (Recon Alert) / Toyonaka International Exchange Center

■ Purpose

The Ministry of Justice's Legislative Council's Family Law Committee has established a committee on family law regarding the status of child rearing after the divorce of parents.The legal system is currently being reviewed. As part of this, the current system of sole custody after divorce will be changed to a system of joint custody.A proposal to establish laws that would allow people to choose their rights has been proposed and is attracting social attention.DVEtc.The parents who need to be more secure and the parents whose parent-child relationships are cut off after divorceTheir respective claims seem to be in direct conflict with each other.

　International marriage couples have a different problem than the claims and arguments being made in this way.The background to this is the consensual divorce system. And the issue of custody after divorce is being discussed.The fundamental cause of the controversy is also the consensual divorce system itself.The Legal System Subcommittee did not address the issue of the consensual divorce system itself.

　This symposium aimed to raise awareness of the consensual marriage system through the legal difficulties that international marriage families face.This raises the issue of international divorce, which is a typical example of the problems with the consensual divorce system.At the symposium, we will share the issues and make it more accessible to all families in Japan or those connected to Japan.I would like to consider a divorce system that is open to the future.

　If you are interested in this topic, please come and participate.

■ Contents of the day

・"Legal system for mutual consent divorce and discussions in the family law subcommittee"Shuhei Ninomiya (Professor, Faculty of Law, Ritsumeikan University)授）

· "DV"Unauthorized Divorce and Custody by　Zenka Cho (Kyoto YWCA/APT)

・"The reality of parental rights in international divorces"　　Toshiki Shibaike (Attorney, Foreigner Lawyers Network)Work organizer)

・"Unauthorized divorce and custody change court cases"　　Yasuyuki Matsumoto (Toyonaka International Association, Public Interest Foundation)(Chairman of the Board, Attorney at Law)

- "Ministerial negotiations to improve the issue of unauthorized divorces"　　Nobuki Fujimoto(Asia Pacific General Incorporated FoundationHuman Rights Information Center)

・Question and answer session/discussion

<Recon Alert(Study Group on Consensual Divorce Issues)What is>

https://atoms9.wixsite.com/rikon-alert

"Recon Alert (Research Association for Consensual Divorce Issues)"2015Years2Consultations for foreigners in KansaiImplementing organizations (Toyonaka International Association, Ikuno Gakuen, KyotoYWCA-APT/NGOKobe Foreigner Relief Network / Kansai Network to Protect the Human Rights of All Foreign Workers and Their FamiliesTwork (RINK) and co-hosted the symposium "Will you just get divorced without your consent?The symposium's speaker, Shuhei Ninomiya (It was formed in collaboration with the University of Tokyo.

2016From the fiscal year, in addition to the above organizations, the Public Interest FoundationOmotesando International Association, Foreigner Lawyers Network, Asia Pacific FoundationThe Human Rights Information Center (HuRights Osaka) is participating and working together (Representative office: Toyonaka International Association).

In consultations for foreigners, we hear many cases where foreigners have been given divorce papers without their consent by their Japanese spouse.Therefore, the Japanese divorce system isIn order to examine the problems and issues in the legal system and to propose countermeasures,The symposium was held to share cases and clarify issues.While the system is simple, it is difficult for children, women at a disadvantage financially, and foreigners to receive the benefits.We have also come to recognize once again that this is a problematic system that places a large burden on the socially vulnerable.did.2017Years4Starting in March, information will be provided through video streaming and pamphlets for foreigners.In addition to providing information on the legal status of foreigners, the Osaka Bar Association is also co-hosting the "For Foreigners1Divorce Advice HotlineWe are holding the "

Publication: "Manual for Dealing with Divorce Without Permission: Practice and Issues for Supporting Foreign Nationals" (Shuhei Ninomiya,Edited by Yasuyuki Matsumoto, edited by Recon Alert, Nihon Kajo Publishing,2019Year)