Measure 2.1.5

“Development, discussion and approval of the Family Code necessary amendments package”.

This measure, the same in wording and the reasons for its provision in compliance with Outcome 2.1, sets out the steps to be taken by the Ministry of Justice to amend the Family Code in order to facilitate, assist and promote the effective implementation of certain principles required by this code, which has provisions of both a material and procedural nature and as such affect the judicial review in terms of its efficiency, transparency and access for the parties to the process.

Conclusion: The analysis of the Family Code and the proposal of possible amendments is a necessary measure, as the Family Code is complementary to the CPC in matters of litigation, and the changes in these codes must go in parallel and be harmonized. Given that the Family Code has not been subject to changes recently^[1], an analysis of it, within the deadline provided by the measure (2022-2023), is considered reasonable and appropriate.

[1]The last amendments were made with Law no. 134/2015, of December 05, 2015 “On some amendments to Law no. 9062, of May 8, 2003, “Family Code”.