Change of place of residence

17 Dec: The right of children to communicate with the non-custodial parent is still not protected, despite the explicit provision of law.

On 31.7.2020, the article 1519 was added to the Greek Civil Code, according to which “Change of the residence place of the child, which substantially affects the contact right of the parent with whom the child does not reside, requires prior parental agreement or prior final court decision at the request of either parent”. The reason for this regulation is to stop the relocation…