Article 80. Procedure for the deprivation of parental rights

Deprivation of parental rights shall be exercised through judicial procedure.

Cases of deprivation of parental rights shall be considered upon the suit of one of the parents (or their substitutes), the prosecutor, as well as upon the suit of bodies or institutions charged with protecting the rights of minor children (guardianship and trusteeship bodies, commissions on children's issues, institutions for orphans and children left without parental care, etc.).

Cases of deprivation of parental rights shall be considered with the participation of the prosecutor and the guardianship and trusteeship body.

When considering cases of deprivation of parental rights, the court shall decide the issue of recovery of child support alimony from the parents (or one of them) deprived of parental rights.

If the court finds - when considering the case of deprivation of parental rights - the signs of a criminal offence in the actions of the parents (or one of them), it shall be obliged to notify the prosecutor thereof.

The court shall be obliged to send within three days from the day the court decision on the deprivation of parental rights enters into legal force an extract from the court decision to the civil registry office at the place of the state registration of the birth of the child.