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TWENTY-THIRTEEN seems to be the year the Guyana Family Court will come on stream and the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, through the Child Care and Protection Agency, is ready to welcome the new facility. The move will see the Child Care and Protection Agency ensuring its mandate of protection and proper representation of the nation’s children is adequately addressed.
Minister of Human Services and Social Security Jennifer Webster announced yesterday that the Family Court is likely to become operational in 2013.
The minister made the announcement at a press conference when she spoke of the successes of the ministry in 2012 and outlined the projection for 2013.
Minister Webster said that the latest information is, that the court will be ready to become operational after the furnishing of the various court rooms is completed.
Meanwhile, as the ministry awaits the complete furnishing of the facility, there will be some training for persons who are expected to be involved in the operation of the court.
The media was informed that there will be training for judges as well as staff members of the Supreme Court Registry, facilitated by a judge who was instrumental in the formulating of the rules for the family court.
The rules were passed in the National Assembly in the latter part of 2012. It is expected that the court will be mostly utilised by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, through the Child Care and Protection Agency.
The ministry noted that in 2013 the agency will be aiming to execute the family court services to its fullest and will even be looking at implementing a special programme to encourage errant fathers who are not up-to-date with their child support payments.
The ministry will also be exploring the possibility of establishing a department to deal specifically with the payment and maintenance of children by their fathers.
The Child Care and Protection Agency will, in 2013, reorganize and decentralise its operations. There will be moves to have child care officers placed in all ten administrative regions of the country, according to the minister.
The Family Court is housed in the Supreme Court compound. In fact, the court is a physical extension of a section of the Supreme Court Library.
Minister of Human Services and Social Security Jennifer Webster announced yesterday that the Family Court is likely to become operational in 2013.
The minister made the announcement at a press conference when she spoke of the successes of the ministry in 2012 and outlined the projection for 2013.
Minister Webster said that the latest information is, that the court will be ready to become operational after the furnishing of the various court rooms is completed.
Meanwhile, as the ministry awaits the complete furnishing of the facility, there will be some training for persons who are expected to be involved in the operation of the court.
The media was informed that there will be training for judges as well as staff members of the Supreme Court Registry, facilitated by a judge who was instrumental in the formulating of the rules for the family court.
The rules were passed in the National Assembly in the latter part of 2012. It is expected that the court will be mostly utilised by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, through the Child Care and Protection Agency.
The ministry noted that in 2013 the agency will be aiming to execute the family court services to its fullest and will even be looking at implementing a special programme to encourage errant fathers who are not up-to-date with their child support payments.
The ministry will also be exploring the possibility of establishing a department to deal specifically with the payment and maintenance of children by their fathers.
The Child Care and Protection Agency will, in 2013, reorganize and decentralise its operations. There will be moves to have child care officers placed in all ten administrative regions of the country, according to the minister.
The Family Court is housed in the Supreme Court compound. In fact, the court is a physical extension of a section of the Supreme Court Library.
