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Editorial selection reviewed on October 25, 2026. Archive pieces retain the date of their source. Editorial update, without automatic news service.

Official statistics · July 23, 2026

Shared custody reaches 50.8% in divorces with children

The INE publishes data on marital breakups for 2025: fewer divorces and an increase in shared custody.

Source: National Institute of Statistics

Reform proposal · archive news · May 5, 2026

In May, the Government announced the approval in the first round of a reform on child protection and listening in procedures.

Source: Ministry of Youth and Children

Jurisprudence · archive news · May 29, 2025

A resolution of the Constitutional Court examines the disagreement between parents about the moral and religious formation of a child.

Source: Constitutional Court · informative note 50/2025