The agreements, signed at the ministry's headquarters in the Administrative Capital, are part of broader government efforts to digitize judicial services, improve enforcement of court rulings, and strengthen coordination among state institutions to protect citizens' rights and state revenues.
Justice Minister Mahmoud Helmy El-Sherif witnessed the signing ceremony alongside Central Bank of Egypt Governor Hassan Abdalla, Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsy, National Council for Women President Amal Ammar, and senior banking and regulatory officials.
Under the first agreement, signed with the credit bureau I-Score, courts handling alimony cases will gain direct electronic access to information about defendants' assets, enabling judges to determine alimony payments more accurately and quickly.
The protocol will also help the Ministry of Justice recover final court fees and judicial claims owed to the state. Individuals subject to final, enforceable judgments in alimony or debt-related cases will be included in I-Score's legal action records, in accordance with banking secrecy and data protection regulations.
The second agreement, signed with digital services company Cominety, aims to modernize the judicial notification system by sending instant text-message alerts to individuals subject to alimony or judicial debt rulings, informing them of court decisions and urging them to comply with payment obligations.
El-Sherif said the first phase of the project had already provided the ministry with data on 5,122 alimony non-payment cases, including 7,214 mobile phone numbers.
Authorities are also compiling records for approximately 103,000 individuals with unpaid court-ordered financial obligations to enable electronic notification and encourage settlements through Nasser Social Bank before further legal action is taken, he added.
Those who fail to comply could face legal measures, including restrictions on some government and credit-related services.
Morsy said alimony is a fundamental right for women and children, describing the new system as an important step toward ensuring beneficiaries receive their legal entitlements more quickly while supporting family stability.
Abdalla said the initiative would enhance the efficiency of the justice system through the lawful exchange of data, helping protect citizens' rights, improve creditworthiness, and strengthen confidence in the banking sector.
El-Sherif said the new system was designed to protect rights and accelerate the implementation of court rulings rather than penalize individuals, adding that technology would significantly reduce delays and strengthen trust in state institutions.
The minister said the agreements were implemented under President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's directives to modernize the justice system's information infrastructure and expand digital integration across state institutions.
The latest protocols also build on the government's wider judicial automation programme, which links courts electronically with ministries, financial institutions, and other state entities.
The initiative seeks to create a unified digital justice ecosystem that can securely exchange data, accelerate enforcement procedures, and improve the collection of court-ordered obligations.
The focus on alimony enforcement is particularly significant because unpaid maintenance and family court rulings have long been among the most persistent challenges facing Egypt's personal status system.
Successive governments have sought to strengthen collection mechanisms through the Nasser Social Bank and other enforcement tools. At the same time, women's rights advocates have called for the faster implementation of family court judgments and more effective mechanisms to ensure payments to women and children.
The new measures also coincide with broader discussions surrounding personal status law reform and efforts to improve the efficiency of family courts.
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