Juvenile and Family Court and restrictions on Well-being Protection case ofChild Gender Diversity

Abstract

          The Juvenile and Family Court has another role and duty, that is, it has the power to try and adjudicate cases or make orders in well-being protection cases.which is a lawsuit filed or requested by the court or any action related to Court that involves the well-being protection of child or of family member overwhich the Child Protection Act, the Protection of the Victims of Domestic Violence Act , orother acts concerning well-being protection of child or family member shall be applied;Currently, such laws are stipulated in a broad manner, referring to children in general terms, and acts of domestic violence or abuse are also common in nature.But nowadays, it is found that sexually diverse children who have been subjected to domestic violence or being mistreated or abused due to the increasing number of sexually diverse persons from both educational institutions and other places. However, there was no request for welfare protection lawsuits in cases where sexually diverse children were subjected to domestic violence or mistreatment or abuse

From the study, it was found that the provisions of the laws including the Child Protection Act B.E. 2546, the Domestic Violence Victim Protection Act B.E. 2015,  Juvenile and Family Court and Juvenile and Family Procedure Act B.E. 2553 and Gender Equality Act B.E. 25585. It does not explicitly address the cases where child gender diversityare subjected to domestic violence or abuse or abuse on the grounds of gender diversity personsor have a different sexual orientation or gender identity than other people. This is considered an important limitation that prevents the protection of the welfare of LGBT children from being brought to the juvenile and family courts.