Opening of 'Eumnuri,' the Largest Regional Visitation Center in Korea... No Cost Burden

The Supreme Court announced on the 6th that it has opened 'Ieumnuri,' the largest metropolitan visitation center in the country, in Guri-si, Gyeonggi Province. The visitation center is a space where parents and children from divorced families can meet.

At the opening ceremony of Ieumnuri, attendees included Cheon Dae-yeop, Director of the Court Administration Office, Baek Gyeong-hyun, Mayor of Guri, Wang Mi-yang, President of the Korea Women Lawyers Association, and Jeon Ju-won, Director of the Child Support Enforcement Agency at the Korea Healthy Family Promotion Institute.

Gwangyeok Visitation Center 'Ieumnuri' located in Guri-si, Gyeonggi Province / Photo by Supreme Court, Seoul Family Court

Ieumnuri is the first in the country to be established in an independent building outside the courthouse. This is to reduce the psychological burden on parents who want visitation and have to bring young children into the courthouse. Covering approximately 160 pyeong (about 529 square meters), any family wishing to use the visitation center can do so without bearing any personal costs. It is expected to improve accessibility and convenience for residents in the eastern and northern parts of Seoul and the southern and northern parts of Gyeonggi Province, where visitation centers have not been installed.

The Seoul Family Court first established and operated a visitation center in 2014. Based on the expertise and know-how accumulated over the years, programs such as visitation support, parental counseling, and assistance with child custody transfer will be provided with the help of child psychology experts.