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1 Specialised training for future Family And Youth Court magistrates ref.: JUR-011 Target audience Judges wishing to serve at the Family and Youth Court Prosecuting magistrates wishing to exercise public prosecutor functions at the Family and Youth Court Appeal Court magistrates wishing to sit in the Family Courts and/or Youth Courts Magistrates of the general prosecutor's office wishing to exercise public prosecutor functions at the Family Courts and/or Youth Courts Judges wishing to sit in the specific Youth Courts with the competence to judge persons having been subject to a relinquishment of jurisdiction decision under the Law of 8 April 1965 on youth protection, the treatment of minors who have committed an act categorised as an offence and compensation for the damage caused thereby within the context of a misdemeanour and/or indictable crime Appeal court magistrates wishing to sit in the specific Youth Court responsible for ruling on prosecutions against persons following a relinquishment of jurisdiction decision under the Law of 8 April 1965 on youth protection, the treatment of minors who have committed an act categorised as an offence and compensation for the damage caused thereby within the context of a misdemeanour and/or indictable crime Future youth affairs liaison magistrates Third year judicial trainees (optional) Judges/substitute advisors, provided that their entity head certifies that they will join the Family and Youth Court service organisation of their court within the short term (i.e. within one year of the training course). Objective and skills After the training course, participants will be capable of serving as magistrates in the Family and Youth Court. More specifically, they will obtain essential skills: with regard to youth protection and youth assistance, restorative justice, mediation, educational services, child abuse and mentally ill minors; in relation to roles and duties in civil and family matters, territorial and procedural aspects, international treaties and international private law ("Brussels II bis" (EC) and other Regulations); in order to understand the needs of children; 1

2 for the diagnosis and management of conflicts during the hearing and being capable of understanding minors; for managing the Family and Youth magistrate's office appropriately. During this training course, "Civil law and civil procedure" and "Criminal law, criminal procedure and criminology" competences will be (further) developed. Dates 1) FAMILY module: October 2015 Location 1) FAMILY module: Institute for judicial training (IGO-IFJ), Avenue Louise 54, 1050 Brussels (see: ) Notes A lunch is offered at the Brussels Palace of Justice (voluntary) - 2 -

3 Programme "Family law" Module President: Ms Solange BRAT, Family and Youth Judge at the Court of First Instance in Brussels and Lecturer at the University of Mons 1) Monday, 26 October :00 Welcome 09:15 Introduction and overview of the training course Ms Solange BRAT, mentioned above 09:30 1. The subject matter and territorial jurisdiction of the Family Court Mr Didier PIRE, lawyer at the Liège Bar, Lecturer at the University of Liège, member of the High Council of Justice 10:45 Coffee break 11:00 2. Questions of civil procedure - Introduction of the request - Preparation - Legal remedies - Provisional execution - Family record 3. Urgent measures: invoked urgency and presumed urgency - appearance of the parties - measures that may be ordered - investigation measures - standing referral 12:30 Lunch Mr Didier PIRE, mentioned above 13:30 4. International dimension - Legislation: (EC) Brussels II bis Regulation, Hague Convention 1996, etc. - Related aspects: cross-border measures, enforcement abroad, parental abductions, etc. 15:30 Coffee break Ms Myriam DE HEMPTINNE, counsellor at the Brussels Court of Appeal, Family appeal judge - 3 -

4 15:45 5. Adoption: some focal points regarding adoption law and procedure Speakers: Ms Béatrice BERTRAND, Lawyer at the Adoption Service Community Central Authority (ACC), Directorate General of Youth Assistance (Wallonia-Brussels Federation) Mr Pierre RANS, Advocate General of the Brussels Appeal Court 17:15 End 2) Tuesday, 27 October :15 6. The role of the public prosecutor in the Family Court in first instance and appeal 7. Enumeration of civil procedures and protection procedures Mr Pierre RANS, Advocate General of the Brussels Appeal Court 11:15 Coffee break 11:30 8. The exercise of parental authority; organising accommodation and investigative measures Ms Nathalie UYTTENDAELE, Lawyer at the Brussels Bar 12:30 Lunch 13:30 9. Procedural aspects regarding: - State/status of persons (filial status) and choice of nationality - Marriage license/sham marriages - Divorce/cancellation of legal cohabitation Speakers: Ms Nathalie UYTENDAELE, Lawyer at the Brussels Bar 15:00 Coffee break 15: Child support Mr Jean-Emmanuel BEERNAERT, Lawyer at the Brussels Bar 16: Spousal and ex-spousal support - Mr Jean-Emmanuel BEERNAERT, Lawyer at the Brussels Bar 17:15 End - 4 -

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Specialised training for future Family And Youth Court magistrates

Specialised training for future Family And Youth Court magistrates ref.: JUR-011 Target audience Judges wishing to serve at the Family and Youth Court Prosecuting magistrates wishing to exercise public