The government will be proceeding with a special Family Court, Human Services Minister Priya Manickchand said on Wednesday.
According to Manickchand, the decision was made at Tuesday’s meeting of Cabinet.
The court will come under the jurisdiction of the High Court and will deal with all family-related disputes. The Minister said that when considering several of the new laws that the government intends to institute, it was decided that the legal system will be better served if it had its own court that dealt specifically with family matters. It is the Minister’s opinion that the establishment of the court will also speed up the legal proceedings in family matters which often drag on for years.
Manickchand, however, was unable to say how soon this court would be set up. She explained that some time may be needed to get infrastructural aspects settled as well as to adequately train the staff. The Minister said that although ideally the court should be housed in a separate building, the main aim at present is to get the Court functioning as quickly as possible.
The minister made the announcement at the launching of a new dormitory for the Joshua House.
this is a good development which i think would be very useful to preside in family matter cases, a first step towards a devorce and a small claims court.
What we need in Guyana first and foremost is a Serious Fraud and Corruption court since Guyana rattified United Nation Convention against corruption this is one of its implementation it must adhere to .I GUESS IT WILL TAKE THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION ANOTHER DECADE TO ESTABLISH SUCH INSTIUTION.
what we need is a court to deal with corrupt politicians and their money they have stolen from tax payers . not a court to seperate husband and wife in any simple and flimzy family issue.
This is an idea whose time has long come. Lives may have been saved if such a court existed and functioned properly. Guyana has a dire need for specialised courts with their records linked via computer database. Right away after espousing a great idea there had to come a red herring “………unable to say how soon this court would be set up……..some time may be needed to get infrastructural aspects settled……adequately train staff……” There has to be legislation done first and the infrastructural aspects can be dealt with while that is being done. Staff training??? Court staff already dealing with these matters – what training?? Get the darn thing done already!