A Study on Visitation Right of a third party of except Grandparents
the visitation right of parent, who dose not have the custody of child after divorce, is introduced into the Korean Civil Code, Art 837-2. The noncustodial parent having the visitati ...
A Study on Visitation Right of a third party of except Grandparents
the visitation right of parent, who dose not have the custody of child after divorce, is introduced into the Korean Civil Code, Art 837-2. The noncustodial parent having the visitation of the right by agreement between the parties in divorce proceedings or by the courts order for the visitation of parent may visit or see his or her child regularly, including communicating with his or her child by phone, letters, gift exchange, etc. It may be obstacles to give or protect the best interests of child, that the Korean Civil Code dose not realize about the visitation right of the third parties such as grandparents, stepparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, live-ins,
and foster parents. In this sense, this paper examines the disputes on the nature of the Korean visitation right in Korean academic fields and the Korean social demands and needs and scientific reports on the visitation right of the grandparents in the era of the high divorce rate in the 21th Century. It also reviews the essential factors in legislating for the visitation right of grandparents in Korea, if needed. As a consequence, the child who is the person directly involved, was unable to exercise visitation rights. This was criticized for not considering the welfare of the child, which is one main objective of visiting rights. During the amendment of the civil law in 2005, the law was eventually revised so that the child can also exercise visiting rights and the child can assert this right in our current law. This seems to closely reflect the recent ideology on family law. Nevertheless, the right lacks to expand the rights to other stakeholders than the father or the mother without the custody of the child, when considering the welfare of the child as the objective. Since the late 1990s, women have been increasingly participating economically and socially. Consequently, child raising is no longer restricted to the mothers, but is expanding to include grandparents as well. Considering this context, grandparents greatly contribute to the health and the development of the child. Therefore, it is necessary to discuss the visiting rights for grandparents for healthy development of the child. Furthermore, considering that American laws are also actively involved in the legal process of this matter, visiting rights for grandparents, which is suitable to our current state, is inevitable.