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Approximately 45 free legal advice on child abduction and contact has been provided over three years

It has been three years since legal aid was provided free of charge in child abduction and contact cases.

As Līva Upena, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Justice, told TV3 in an interview, during these years approximately 45 legal consultations on child abduction and communication issues have been provided free of charge.

On August 10, 2017, the Ministry of Justice and the Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates together with six sworn advocates – Jelena Averinska, Jānis Davidovičs, Baiba Didrihsoni, Antras Kalējs, Imants Muižnieks and Māris Vainovskis – signed a cooperation agreement, according to which these lawyers will provide “pro bono ”(Free of charge) legal aid to applicants residing abroad in proceedings concerning abduction and access rights under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980.

The cooperation agreement was signed with the aim to optimize and improve the institute of legal representation in Latvia, as well as to provide parents of children living abroad with quality legal assistance in situations when a child has entered Latvia illegally.

An event will take place at the Ministry of Justice on Monday, August 10, to look back at the pro bono or free legal aid.

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