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Human services conducting interviews for the Family Court

Mar 18, 2013 News

 

 

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is currently conducting interviews for persons who will fill positions for the “support staff” in the first ever Family Court. Minister Jennifer Webster made this disclosure yesterday to Kaieteur News.
According to the Minister, her Ministry is almost through with the recruitment process. She explained that the staff will provide various services, such as preparing reports for the courts.
The Minister could not give the exact number of positions which are to be filled but noted that her Ministry is working towards getting the court into operation, while the Ministry of Legal Affairs is currently trying to complete the issue of furnishing.
Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall had stated that the rules of the court have been completed and have been laid in the National Assembly. Nandlall said that he is aware that the Judicial Service Commission has interviewed several persons for appointments to the High Court as judges. Like Minister Webster, Nandlall had highlighted that the issue of furnishing was holding up the commissioning of the court.
He said that he was aware that a decision was made for a particular contractor to provide these items, but it was decided that the cost quoted was too exorbitant. He said that other avenues will be resorted to for the sourcing of the items.
According to Nandlall, that process has already commenced and an agency has been identified through the tender process to provide the requisite items. He affirmed that the entire process would be conducted in an efficient manner.
Nandlall told Kaieteur News that he had no doubt that having a specialized court to deal exclusively with family and children-related matters would be a tremendous boost for the entire justice system.
“With a specialized court, it would certainly bring speed to the resolutions of family-related disputes, which, unless they are resolved quickly, normally have devastating consequences on the lives of the persons involved, especially the children, which could cause social problems that pervade our society, including crime.”
In recognition of the importance of having a speedy resolution of these cases, the executive in conjunction with the judiciary had decided to establish the family court.
Former Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand, had said that the initiative of a Family Court was prompted by the awareness that the family unit is severely affected by societal demoralization.
The new facility will handle issues such as divorce, division of property, domestic matters, adoption, guardianship and custody.
In early 2009, Cabinet granted a two-fold approval to establish the court and erect a structure in which the entity would be housed.
“This means that the process of compartmentalizing family law should begin even before the completion of the building and (it) indicates the significance placed on judicial preparedness in family welfare matters,” the Minister had stated.

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