Question 27599 — treaties and conventions

Summary

Mr. Sébastien Huyghe draws the attention of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, to the situation of children of Franco-Japanese couples following divorce proceedings. Recent cases of children taken from the custody of their French father or mother and entrusted to the sole custody of their Japanese parent following a Japanese court decision have highlighted the distress of French citizens deprived of any contact with their child. Japanese justice de facto organizes the severance of ties between dual national children and their French father or mother, by granting exclusive custody to the Japanese parent, while making the granting of a residence permit conditional on parental authority. Consequently, those French people who find themselves affected by such a situation can no longer reside in Japan as soon as the divorce is finalized. Despite this situation, which leads to the definitive removal of these children until they reach the age of majority, which is 20 years in Japan, the French courts seem to give priority to the return to Japan as soon as a Japanese court decision has been transmitted, based on the best interests of the child. He therefore asks him if the Government intends to ensure that such ruptures of links can no longer occur. He also asks him to tell him the position of the Government on this situation.

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