Tunisia: Small Cabinet Meeting Proposes New Alimony System, Family Mediator Role

Tunis, Feb. 27 — A Small Cabinet meeting on promoting family cohesion was chaired Wednesday by Prime Minister Kamel Madouri.

It recommended the establishment of a new system for alimony and the divorced spouse’s pension as well as the creation of the function of “Family Mediator” responsible for family conciliation and mediation, according to a statement issued by the Prime Ministry on Thursday.

The proposed system for alimony and pension for the divorced spouse, which will define eligibility…