Cyprus: Divorce

On the 23rd of December 2022, the amendment of the Attempted Reconciliation and Spiritual Resolution of Marriage Law (22/1990) and on the 13th of January 2023, the amendment of the Law on Marriage (104(I)/2003), as well as the amendment of the Law on Family Courts (23/1990).

Significant amendments were introduced to the existing legislation governing divorce and other family matters in Cyprus, aiming to simplify and modernize the judicial proceedings.

According to The Parents and Children Relations Laws 1990 to 2008, parental care or responsibility is defined as the duty and right of both the parents, who exercise it jointly.