<p> Monday-Tuesday 4-5 DECEMBER 2017 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM IFJ/IGO, Belgian Judicial Training Institute Avenue Louise 54, 1050 Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium</p><p>EJTN CIVIL JUSTICE SEMINAR EUROPEAN CIVIL PROCEDURE IN FAMILY LAW MATTERS</p><p>With financial support from the Justice Programme of the European Union The added value of the two day-long seminar 9.00-10.15 Cross-border communication between courts Ms. Myriam De Hemptinne consist of delivering in-depth insights on highly Transfer to a court better placed to hear a case and Brussels specialized topics pertaining to diversified aspects child abduction cases of family law (e.g. cross-border divorce and parental responsibility). 10.15-10.45 Coffee Break The training will be carried out by leading 10.45-11.45 Identifying child’s opinion/hearing of a child – a Mr. Radek Ptacek academics and practitioners, expert speakers will psychological overview be called to expand upon such aspects as jurisdiction, applicable law, EU instruments, recognition and enforcement of decisions and 11.45-12.45 Cooperation between courts and a central authority Ms. Florence Borcy cooperation in matters relating to the subjects of Justice) the seminar. In order to combine the theoretical approach with a more concrete one, workshop sessions will also 12.45-13.45 Lunch break be organized in order to provide a widened knowledge on EU legislation and case-law and 13.45-14.45 Workshop in small groups: ‘Exchange of Experiences Ms. Myriam De Hemptinne hearing of a child’ Brussels facilitate the exchange of best practices.</p><p>FINAL AGENDA 14.45-15.45 Mediation Ms. Souzy Evelyne du Meissirel KMS Partners MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2017 – Seminar moderator: Ms. Ilse Couwenberg 8.45 Arrival and registration of participants 9.00-9.30 Official opening of the seminar 15.45 End of the conference and closing words Ms. Sara Sipos Welcome words by the Belgian Judicial Training Center Secretariat and the EJTN representative</p><p>9.30-10.00 Setting the scene: key aspects of the EU acquis in family matters</p><p>10.00-11.15 Scope of application and the relationship with third countries</p><p>11.15-11.45 Coffee Break Case studies and practical examples concerning 11.45-12.45 divorce, recognition and enforcement of judgments</p><p>12.45-13.45 Lunch break 13.45-15:30 Cross-border parental responsibility, jurisdiction rules, including prorogation of jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement</p><p>15.30-16.00 Coffee Break 16.00-17.00 Case studies and practical examples concerning child abduction applicable law and jurisdiction rules</p><p>17.00 End of Day 1 19.00 Social Dinner at Quincaillerie</p><p>TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2017 – Seminar moderator: Ms. Myriam De Hemptinne</p><p>8.45 Arrival and registration of participants European Judicial Training Network 123, rue du Commerce B-1000 Bruxelles</p><p>Phone +32 2 280 22 42 Fax +32 2 280 22 36 Mail [email protected] www.ejtn.eu </p>