Service Directory
Family Care Program Service
The service oversees enforcing court rulings regarding visits for families affected by divorce or separation in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This includes preparing reports on the regularity of the families’ visits, and referring families to family counseling offices to solve problems they may face when carrying out visits or reaching a friendly agreement to carry out the visit outside the center in coordination with the concerned parties. These amicable visits have a positive impact on children’s and families’emotions and guarantee the child’s right to live in a safe and stable family environment that ensures a sound psychological development.
Service Conditions
- Receiving an execution letter issued by the family courts stating the type of visit (outside the center/inside the center), the execution times, and the parties to the execution or those authorized to implement it.
- Attending a rehabilitation session for the visiting parties.
- Receiving an official letter requesting a report on the progress of visits to parties included in the implementation lists in social centers from the competent official authorities (beneficiaries of the family welfare program).
Required Attachments
- A copy of the ID cards of the implementing parties.
- An official letter from the official authorities requesting a report on the progress of the visit.
Legal Regulations
- Child Law No. 37 of 2012
Process Time
- 30 Working Days
Service Provider
Ministry of Social Development
Cooperative Entities
- Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf
- Ministry of Interior
- Supreme Council for Women
