Japan allows divorced couples to negotiate joint custody of children for first time
The new rules are the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a centuryDivorced couples in Japan will be able to negotiate joint custody of their children from Wednesday, in the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a...
<p>The new rules are the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a century</p><p>Divorced couples in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">Japan</a> will be able to negotiate joint custody of their children from Wednesday, in the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a century.</p><p>Previously, Japan’s Civil Code required couples to decide which parent would take custody of their children when they <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/divorce">divorce</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/japan-allows-divorced-couples-to-negotiate-joint-custody-of-children-for-first-time">Continue reading...</a>
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