Federal Law No.48-F3 from 24 April 2008 on Guardianship (ob Opeke i Popechitelstve)

Posted by Andrew. Last updated on 8 May, 2011 - 16:47.

This law describes two legal forms of guardianship (Opeka and Popechitelstvo) in relation to minors and other citizens who have been ruled by court decision to be unable to care for themselves.

The law lays out the responsibilities of guardians and rights of the ward in the Russian Federation. (Law No. 48-F3 was published 30 April 2008, is effective in law as of 1 September 2008, was passed by the State Duma on 11 April 2008 and the Federation Council on 16 April 2008.)

The full text of the law (in Russian) can be found on the official "Adoption in Russia" site of the Education Ministry and Youth Ministry of the Russian Federation: http://www.usynovite.ru/documents/federal/legislative/24.04.08/

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