Family Court Implements 'Divorced Families Video Meetings' "Expecting Conflict Reduction"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The Seoul Family Court will pilot a video visitation service starting this month to ensure that divorced parents can exercise their right to meet their children (visitation rights) even amid 'social distancing' measures.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, the Seoul Family Court held an 'Online Video Visitation Support Service Briefing' on the video conferencing platform Zoom and KakaoTV, introducing the background and cases for the service implementation. They also demonstrated an actual video visitation session.

A court official explained, "Video visitation can be used as an alternative to in-person visitation depending on conditions, and it can effectively guarantee visitation opportunities despite temporal and spatial constraints caused by COVID-19 and other factors."

They added, "Psychological resistance caused by face-to-face meetings will gradually be alleviated, and conflicts can be eased in a natural atmosphere, allowing for consensus building."

The video visitation service underwent a three-month pilot operation starting in May and will be officially implemented from August. This service targets parents who have divorced within the last six months and have minor children in elementary school or older.

Video visitations are conducted once a week for a total of four sessions, with the possibility of extension within one month upon mutual agreement. To facilitate effective visitation, a counselor appointed by the Seoul Family Court can join the online session to soothe the child and advise the parents, assisting the visitation process.

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