Review article
HUNGARIAN FAMILY LAW BASED ON THE 2014 LAW
László Heka
; Faculty of Law, University of Szeged, Hungary, Institute for Comparative Law
Abstract
Since 2014 the Hungarian Family law has become an integral part of the new Hungarian Civil Code (CC) that was passed on 26 February 2013, and came into force on 15 March 2014.
The new law contains 1596 articles and is almost twice as extensive as the previous Code. One half of the regulations have been taken over from the old Civil Code, whereas the other half comprises the regulations of the former Civil Code that have been partly amended, as well as new regulations. The new Hungarian Civil Code includes a new Family law and the regulations related to companies so that the previous regulations, stipulated by means of separate laws ceased to be valid.
The changes in the civil law legislation required amendments in about 180 various laws associated with the aforementioned Code.
The paper deals with the main points of the Hungarian Family law. Due to limited space, not all units have been equally analysed, and the author emphasises the issues of marriage, the rights of parental supervision, the maintenance of spouses, children and relatives, adoption and guardianship. These issues have been analysed in chronological order as they are regulated in the Hungarian law.
Keywords
marriage; the right to parental supervision; child; spouses and relatives maintenance; adoption; guardianship
Hrčak ID:
147840
URI
Publication date:
30.8.2015.
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