They passed it…
The Japanese government passed the joint custody law.
They had over 230,000 signatures against it, which they ignored, and bar association lawyers from over 10 provinces spoke up against it, which they ignored.
Now women and children can’t escape from DV exes.
The Japanese government passed the joint custody law.
They had over 230,000 signatures against it, which they ignored, and bar association lawyers from over 10 provinces spoke up against it, which they ignored.
Now women and children can’t escape from DV exes.
Sorry, they approved it.
They are officially going to pass it on the 17th, Japan time (16th today US time).
They are officially going to pass it on the 17th, Japan time (16th today US time).
Just to clarify, I couldn’t find anything official on the rape thing I tweeted last time, so that probably isn’t true (thank goodness)
And yes, the courts are supposed to judge if a parent is fit for a joint custody or not.
But what we’re afraid of is,
And yes, the courts are supposed to judge if a parent is fit for a joint custody or not.
But what we’re afraid of is,
It is VERY hard to prove abuse cases in Japan.
Even if you have a voice recording, or if you have sperm of the perpetrator on you, they don’t see it as evidence.
And Japan is still a very misogynistic country, so judging from the past of how women and children are treated,
Even if you have a voice recording, or if you have sperm of the perpetrator on you, they don’t see it as evidence.
And Japan is still a very misogynistic country, so judging from the past of how women and children are treated,
The courts may not judge properly on who can get the joint custody.
Which means very well likely that an abuser can get the joint custody, and use it as an advantage to keep control over the ex spouse and the children and continue with the abuse.
Which means very well likely that an abuser can get the joint custody, and use it as an advantage to keep control over the ex spouse and the children and continue with the abuse.
If they were trying to do the same thing other countries with joint custody laws are doing, it’s not going to work the same way.
If they want this law, they would first have to change a lot of things they do to make it work and not be so disadvantageous to women and children.
If they want this law, they would first have to change a lot of things they do to make it work and not be so disadvantageous to women and children.
Here’s a video from yesterday on their talks on passing the law.
They don’t even keep record of how many hours abuse cases are investigated, or how many custody stipulation they handled.
How do we know they can do the job of preventing abusers from getting custody?
They don’t even keep record of how many hours abuse cases are investigated, or how many custody stipulation they handled.
How do we know they can do the job of preventing abusers from getting custody?
https://twitter.com/haruka_mba/status/1791303057185321172
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