12 Amendments of Jana TOOM related to 2021/2060(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need for justice professionals to be given specific training on the rights of the child and child-friendly justice in line with the European judicial training strategy for 2021-2024 and under the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN), the Justice Programme, the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme, and the European Training Platform of the European e-Justice Portal; calls on the Commission to encourage existing networks and platforms of legal professionals to exchange good practices on the hearing of the child, the child's right to information and the right to privacy across the EU;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that in some Member States same-sex couples with children are frequently denied recognition of their legal parental status when crossing borders, which hinders the best interests of the child in legal proceedings; calls on the Commission and the Member States to rectify this discriminatory situation and to remove the obstacles faced by same-sex couples when exercising their procedural rights in family disputes with cross-border aspects involving children, including by facilitating mutual recognition of parenthood between Member States;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas in many cases family mediation has proven to be quicker, cheaper and more child-friendly than court proceedingo resolve the dispute than court proceedings and it may help to prevent the future parental child abductions;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reiterates its call for increased international cooperation amongst Member States and with third countries, in particular Japan, so as to implement all international legislation concerning child protection with the aim of protecting children from the harmful effects of parental child abduction;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. Whereas in most Member States there is no legal aid available for mediation for parents with limited financial means who would be at the same time eligible for receiving legal aid for legal proceedings;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises the important role that family mediation can play in resolving family disputes, including by providing a more child-friendly alternative to court proceedings; underlines that mediation in family matters should be organised on a voluntary basis and that if parties do agree to engage in mediation, the authorities of the Member State of jurisdiction should ensure access to mediation services;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to legal aid for mediation in cases of cross-border family disputes for parents with limited financial means;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to enable access to high-quality legal representation for children involved in civil, administrative and family disputes, especiallyin cases when parents do not exercise full parental responsibility or when there is a suspicion that their interests may conflict with the best interests of the child;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to make sufficient resources available to ensure that family law proceedings involving children are handled with the utmost compliance with the standards of child-friendly justice and without undue delay;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to encourage existing networks and platforms of legal professionals to exchange good practices on the hearing of the child, the child right to information and the right to privacy across the EU; encourages European Judicial Training Network to provide for such a forum for judges involved in cross-border family disputes;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to continue to support existing networks of mediators in cross- border family disputes;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to legal aid for mediation for cases of cross-border family disputes for parents with limited financial means;