Family Law

Adoption process in Greece

Adoption process in Greece - Economou & Economou law office the best family lawyers in Athens Greece econlaw@live.com (+30) 2103603824

Adoption process in Greece and the issues arising from adopting a child in Greece is of increasing concern to more and more people in our country and serious efforts are being made to ensure that both adopters and adopted children live with dignity, safety and their rights are fully guaranteed. Adoption process in Greece is understood as the complex of legal acts by which a legal relationship is created between two persons, i.e. a parent (father or mother) and a child (son or daughter). The person who acquires the status of parent is called the adoptive parent and the person who...

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Obstruction of communication between father and child. Improper exercise of parental authority by the mother, removal of parental authority & exclusive assignment of custody of minor child to the father

Poor exercise of parental responsibility - Economou & Economou law office the best family law lawyers in Athens Greece econlaw@live.com (+30) 2103603824

Poor parental responsibility An important decision was recently issued by the Athens Court of First Instance regarding the exclusive award of custody of a minor child to his father. The court was called upon to decide between the opposing claims of the two parents, who claimed exclusive custody of their minor child. The case was of particular interest, as during the hearing the mother's misuse of parental authority was revealed. From the birth of the child until the hearing of the case, the mother had made systematic efforts to cut off all ties between the child and his father, using both legal...

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