Comparing shared residence across Europe? Check the definition, age range and survey year first. A custody label is not a measure of nights spent in each home. #FamilyJustice #EUFamilyLaw

When comparing shared-care rates across Europe, are we comparing like with like? Definitions, age groups and survey methods matter. Transparency before league tables. #FamilyJustice #EUFamilyLaw

In Resolution P8_TA(2018)0476, the European Parliament called for better data and safeguards in cross-border family cases involving German youth-welfare authorities. Nearly eight years later, can the public measure what changed? #EUFamilyLaw #Jugendamt #ChildrensRights

Across Europe, shared residence is treated very differently. Should a child’s chance of maintaining everyday care from both parents depend so heavily on the forum? Courts need transparent criteria, not postcode outcomes. #EUFamilyLaw #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

In cross-border custody, speed and due process are not rivals. Brussels IIb requires cooperation, enforceable decisions and a real opportunity for the child to be heard. Mutual trust depends on procedural trust. #BrusselsIIb #CrossBorderCustody #EUFamilyLaw

Family-justice reform cannot be audited without data. Resolution P8_TA(2018)0476 highlighted the lack of comparable statistics on cross-border custody cases involving German youth-welfare authorities. Transparency is a safeguard. #FamilyJustice #Jugendamt #EUFamilyLaw

Evening question: when both homes are safe and workable, should shared residence be assessed through evidence—or dismissed by habit? Courts should explain how the child's welfare, continuity and practical realities were weighed. #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights #EUFamilyLaw

Cross-border custody has no shortcut: Brussels IIb allocates jurisdiction and recognition; the 1980 Hague Convention addresses prompt return after wrongful removal. Neither decides the child’s long-term custody merits by itself. #BrusselsIIb #HagueConvention #EUFamilyLaw

Comparing shared residence across Europe requires more than counting statutes. The real tests are outcomes, safeguards and whether courts assess each family without default assumptions. Comparative law should expose practice—not just labels. #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights #EUFamilyLaw

Practical Brussels IIb point: in parental-responsibility proceedings, a child capable of forming views must have a genuine and effective opportunity to express them. Hearing is a procedural safeguard, not a box-tick. #BrusselsIIb #EUFamilyLaw #ChildrensRights

European Parliament Resolution P8_TA(2018)0476 remains a benchmark for cross-border child-welfare cases: clear reasons, fair procedures and respect for family life must be visible in the record—not merely asserted later. #EUFamilyLaw #ChildrensRights #FamilyJustice