Kosovo divorce rate declines

According to statistics from the Kosovo Judiciary Council taken up by the Constitutional Court throughout Kosovo, the number of divorces during 2017 has marked declines

During 2016 the divorce rate was 1516, three more cases than the year after us.

And according to the KDR data, the number of cases resolved in 2017 is smaller than in 2016.

In 2016, 1516 cases of divorce have been recorded, and 1901 have been resolved, while at the same time in 2017,1513 couples have been divorced, 1857 cases solved, meaning that 44 cases were resolved less than in 2016.

The lawyer, Saranda Beqiri, shows more about divorce cases, including the age of mostly divorced couples, the reasons for divorce, the separation of property between the couple, and the right to take the child.

The law does not specifically determine which parent the child belongs to after the divorce.

She says that couples first should take into account divorce cases that the divorce indictment cannot be initiated until a year is complete.

According to her, the couple should wait until the child reaches a year to start divorce procedures.

The other important element, according to lawyer Beqiri, is that every case in the court that decides on divorce takes into account the opinion of the Centre for Social Affairs regarding emotional and spiritual state as well as conditions for both mother and father.

There are two very important elements to decide to whom the child belongs, but one of the key elements is that the court decides on the test and conviction of the judge, but on the basis of that professional opinion given by the Centre for Social Work on which of the parents meets the conditions that the child remains in his care of”, Beqiri said.

It says that the cases are very complex because three requirements are usually filed at the same time, including a divorce requirement, children's faith, trade, and property sharing between the couple.

According to the lawyer at the couple's division of property, women often misunderstand, thinking that the division of property included what a husband had before they were married. But in fact, its view involved only that wealth that was created in the couple's cooperation during their marriage course.
The lawyer explains that by age 7, the child is usually entrusted to the mother.
According to her, even when the child is over 7 years old, the court still decides which parent to attend to. However, according to her experience, lawyer Beqiri says that in most cases the child is given to the mother.

“I have had cases where a large percentage is determined that the child's care is given to the mother, unless the mother has a certain health or emotional problem or simply does not have the proper care as a parent how much she should have”, she says.
Most divorce requirements are made by women according to Beqiri. And the main reason for most women's divorce requirements is domestic violence.
Because of problems that arise during coexistence or marriage between couples, most divorce requirements come from women because of domestic violence. Not necessarily domestic violence is the main cause, but in most cases it does. Then other reasons are simply that they cannot have a common language”, it indicates.

According to her, divorce affects couples who get married at an early age, as well as couples who are very young. /Arbresh.info