The Principle of Protecting the Best Interests of the Child in Vietnamese Divorce Law

Abstract

Divorce can have adverse effects on children in many ways, which
has been extensively studied and demonstrated in scientific literature
worldwide. Therefore, policymakers around the world, including Vietnam, have
incorporated the principle of protecting the best interests of the child into their
approach to addressing issues related to children during the process of their
parents' divorce.
This incorporation aims to reduce the negative impact of divorce on children
and create a favorable environment for their comprehensive development. This
article approaches the subject from the perspective of children's rights. Its
objective is to introduce the application of the principle of safeguarding the best
interests of children in the enactment and enforcement of divorce laws in
Vietnam. It focuses on aspects such as determining the custodial parent, child
visitation, child support, and changing the custodial parent