El régimen de visitas y el derecho a conocer a los progenitores y mantener relaciones con ellos

Abstract

This research aims at setting a minimum hours for visitation as well as the determination of penalties to the parent who has custody of the children and adolescents and prevent compliance with the visitation established by decision thus allowing the rights of children and adolescents, especially the right to know the parents and keep affective, personal, permanent and regular relations with them are respected. From the legal aspect visitation is an inalienable right, which is granted by the parent able to stay with the child who lives separately a timely manner, in an atmosphere of privacy, to maintain a regular relationship and direct promoting proper communication between father and son. In the Ecuadorian legislation are few data found about visitation, this issue has been treated with little importance, so much so that in 2013 a draft amendment to the Organic Code of Childhood and Adolescence was presented, which included issues visitation, specifically one of the purposes was to incorporate the guidance for the judges to guarantee the right of children and adolescents to develop and maintain a personal, direct and regular relationship with their parents norm, unfortunately only he stayed not planned and carried out the enactment of such a law. Although the Ecuadorian State has rules governing visitation, society requires that these are updated. This means that you need to be incorporated in the Code of Childhood and Adolescence base hours for visitation, as well as the appropriate penalties for the parent who has tenure and fails to comply with the dictation system. It is also necessary that society, the judges and Ecuadorian families aware of the rights possessed by children and adolescents so that they are protected, thus fulfilling their best interests and full development.