The parents of a minor child who solve an uneasy situation in life in connection with divorce or separation have a chance to a faster termination of the legal proceedings that concerns the child welfare, regulation of the contact with the child, the child maintenance etc. On 30 September 2017 the...
Continue reading...With the effective date from 30 September 2017 it is possible to participate in the legal proceedings by means of a video-conference. This procedure is proposed directly by a participant in the proceedings or this procedure can be used by the court on its own initiative if it is purposeful. The cour...
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The number of contracting parties to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction has significantly extended – Bolivia (with the effective date from 1 October 2016), Pakistan (with the effective date from 1 March 2017), Jamaica (with the effective date from 1 May 2017)...
Continue reading...Within the scope of legislative changes in 2016, it is worth to mention a change considered in connection with deduction of the tax of immovable property (former so called property transfer tax) with effect from 1 November 2016. The tax rate still remains four per cents, but the change lies in the p...
Continue reading...On 1 January 2016 the amendment to the Travel Documents Act became effective. The applicants will be able to submit the application for issue of the passport and to take over the made passport in ANY office of the municipality with extended powers. When submitting the application for issue of the pa...
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