Custody of the child with living parents

Custody of a minor child who is under 14 years of age can be established when he was left without the care of his parents for various reasons. In this case, this situation does not mean that mom and dad died. In some cases, it may be necessary to formalize custody of the child and with live parents. In this article, we will tell you under what circumstances this can be done, and how the procedure itself goes.

In what cases is it possible to register custody of the child with live parents?

Registration of guardianship of a child with live parents is possible in the following cases:

• depriving mother and father of parental rights for various reasons;
• physical and mental diseases of parents who do not allow them to independently raise their children;
• financial insolvency of mother and father;
• parental serving in a correctional facility;
• The inability to care for your son or daughter due to work at a considerable distance from home or regular business trips.

In addition, the legislation of Russia and Ukraine provides for the possibility of registering custody of children of minor parents, under which the mother and father have the right to live with their child and participate in his upbringing. Such care is terminated when the parents turn 18 years old.

Requirements to the trustee

By and large, a guardian can become absolutely any adult capable person who does not have diseases, the list of which is approved by the government. Meanwhile, if several people claim for registration of guardianship at once, preference is always given to the baby's relatives, for example, to a grandmother, grandfather, uncle or aunt.

In addition, if the biological parents of the crumbs are not restricted in parental rights, their written consent will be required to establish guardianship, so only the person they trust will be the guardian.

How to arrange custody?

The procedure for registering guardianship is quite complicated, since the candidate has to collect a huge number of documents and convince the guardianship authorities that he can be trusted by the child. First, it is necessary to submit the following documents to the specified bodies:

• passport;
• a written application and an autobiography;
• results of medical examination;
• information on income and availability of property;
• certificate of criminal record;
• if necessary - the consent of the mother and father of the baby.

A maximum of 3 days after the appeal, the representative of the guardianship authorities leaves for the candidate's address and draw up an act on the conditions of his life. If all documents are in order, and housing conditions allow the child to be taken into custody, an appropriate conclusion is issued. If the guardianship authority refuses to register guardianship, this decision may be appealed through the courts.

State assistance to children in care

Under the laws of Russia and Ukraine, a child over whom guardianship with live parents, is equated with an orphan and receives payments provided for this category of citizens. So, in the Russian Federation, immediately after registration of guardianship a lump-sum benefit is paid in the amount of 14,497 rubles. 80 kop. and monthly assistance in the amount of 8 038 rubles (as of 2015). In addition, additional encouragement for guardians is provided in every region of the country.

In Ukraine, children are paid monthly allowances depending on their age - this amount is UAH 2,064 for babies until the age of six, and UAH 2,572 for boys and girls from 6 to 18 years.