Egyptian law · Personal status
Child Law
Child Law (Law 12 of 1996)
Law 12 of 1996Published on 28 March 1996In force since 29 March 1996165 articles
In force
Source: Official Gazette, issue 13 ab, of 28 March 1996Source of this law: an unofficial copy; a second copy agrees with it on 87% of the articles; being matched against the Official GazetteAn amendment not yet applied: Law 64 of 2010
The articles
Articles of the law
Articles 1–94
Amending laws
- Law 126/2008 · published 15 June 2008, in force from 16 June 2008
- Law 64/2010 · published 9 May 2010, in force from 10 May 2010
- Law 7/2015 · published 5 February 2015, in force from 6 February 2015
- Law 161/2021 · published 27 December 2021, in force from 28 December 2021
- Law 182/2023 · published 16 November 2023, in force from 17 November 2023
- Law 186/2023 · published 10 December 2023, in force from 11 December 2023
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