Government examines practical measures for new family law enforcement
Morocco, Politics, 10/24/2003

The weekly Moroccan government meeting held this Thursday looked into the draft family code that was announced on Oct.10 by King Mohammed VI at the opening of the parliament's fall session.

The government looked into the project of creating a family solidarity fund, provided for by the new law, and decided to carry on debates. They also insisted on the vital importance of this Fund in consolidating Moroccan family, fighting various forms of social exclusion of women and children, preserving their rights and consolidating social solidarity.

The government also adopted a draft law that seeks to adapt the civil procedure code to the new family law, a dahir on the organization of the judiciary system in order to create family sections at first instance courts. After hearing presentations on the subject by justice minister, Mohamed Bouzoubaa, and minister of Habous (endowments) and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Taoufiq, the government welcomed the amendments and legal novelties contained in the new law. The reform brought to the family code is likely to consolidate the foundations of family stability and social balance, reinforce ongoing mutations in human rights practices and guarantee justice in the country.

The government also considers the new Mudawana as a pioneer societal project and a methodological approach that matches Morocco's fundamental values with modernization requirements.

The sovereign announced major reforms to the outdated Mudawana (family code), including raising marriage age for women from 15 to 18, setting stringent conditions that make polygamy almost impossible, and places the family under the joint responsibility of spouses.

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