EU court rules against Denmark in Turkish couple's reunification case

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Denmark violated the Ankara Agreement by asserting the ties requirement of the 24-year rule to prevent family reunification of a Turkish couple and declared it against the law.

Luxembourg-based CJEU, the highest court in the EU, settled the case of the Turkish couple whose application for family reunification had been rejected by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Danish Ministry prevented the family reunification of a Danish citizen of Turkish origin with his spouse, with whom he married in Turkey, by asserting the ties requirement of the 24-year rule was not met.

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• EU court: Denmark's family-reunification law 'unjustified'

Government threatens foster mom for sharing video of Islamic violence

The Danish government is threatening to rescind the foster-parenting rights of a mother for criticizing Islam.

Jaleh Tavakoli, a Danish-Iranian blogger and author of the book “Public Secrets of Islam,” was told by the Danish Social Supervisory Authority that her foster-daughter would be removed from her care after she posted a video of the rape and murder by ISIS terrorists in Morocco of two Scandinavian young women, wrote Judith Bergman, a political analyst and senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute.

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Denmark Threatens Woman Critical of Islam with Removal of Foster Child

A Danish supervising authority has threatened Danish-Iranian blogger and author Jaleh Tavakoli with the removal of her foster child after she shared an online video of a murder by Islamic State terrorists in Morocco.

The Social Supervisory Authority informed Ms. Tavakoli that the approval of her and her husband as foster parents had been rescinded and that their eight-year-old foster daughter — whom they have raised since her infancy — may be taken from their home because, they were told, “you do not have the necessary quality to have children in your care.”

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Abandoned by her adoptive family, betrayed by the state

Four decades ago, Mallika was adopted by a Danish family from a children’s home in Coimbatore, only to be abandoned a few years later. Personal misfortunes and state apathy further added to her ordeals.

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Radicalization fear puts Danish boy into custody

Radicalization fear puts Danish boy into custody

Authorities have forced a 15-year-old Muslim boy into a juvenile home in an unusual move aimed at preventing him being radicalized by his father, a report said on Sunday.

New book looks at the plight of mothers battling Danish custody laws

New book looks at the plight of mothers battling Danish custody laws

“Many foreigners who come here do not imagine that if they have children in Denmark, or if they bring children into the country, they may not be able to leave again. At least not with the children.”

FIGHT the Corruption in The Danish State Family Law System

FIGHT the Corruption in The Danish State Family Law System

The various authorities involved with the Danish State Family Law System are CORRUPT.

False accusations of paedophilia damage fathers involved in custody battles

False accusations of paedophilia damage fathers involved in custody battles

When a mother accuses her child’s father of being a paedophile during custody battles following divorce proceedings, the father immediately loses his visitation and custody rights. It can be virtually impossible for the father to then regain the right to see his children, even if the accusations are later found to be completely unfounded.

This Danish drama looks at the consequences of a false accusation of child sexual abuse

This Danish drama looks at the consequences of a false accusation of child sexual abuse

Thomas Vinterberg's quiet, provocative drama, The Hunt, explores the devastating effects an accusation of child sexual abuse can have, both on those intimately involved and on the wider community. Lucas (Mad Mikkelsen) lives alone in a small Danish town; he's divorced, with sporadic custody of his teenage son. But he enjoys the male company of the town's hunting group, and is a lively, caring worker at a kindergarten. Then, one of the children — the daughter of his best friend — makes an accusation, and Lucas' world falls apart under the growing suspicion of the townsfolk.

Mern case foster parents convicted for abuse

Mern case foster parents convicted for abuse

The Danish foster parents in what has become known as the Mern case have been found guilty of abusing nine children in their care between 1990 and 2010. The woman has been sentenced to two years in Jail, while the man will serve two years and six months.

Parliament to end 50-50 child custody rule

Parliament to end 50-50 child custody rule

Acknowledging that forced co-operation and shared custody do not work for all divorced families, politicians rethink law

Study: 50-50 custody works, if parents co-operate

Study: 50-50 custody works, if parents co-operate

While equal custody arrangements became increasingly common in Denmark over the past decade, in 2007 they became the rule of law when a unanimous parliament passed the Parental Responsibility Act and made equally custody the default.

Danish Law Promotes Child Contact by Both Parents

Danish Law Promotes Child Contact by Both Parents

Danish custody law promotes children’s contact with both parents post-divorce. And this article doesn’t like it a bit (The Copenhagen Post, 9/30/11).

Residential treatment - not promising for any child

Residential treatment - not promising for any child

In a long article the Washington City Paper does reveal how damaging intensive use of residential treatment can be.