Article 23. Preliminary appointment of a guardian or trustee

If, in the interests of a person in need of the establishment of guardianship or trusteeship, it is necessary to appoint a guardian or trustee immediately, including where children have been removed from their parents or from persons substituting for parents, the guardianship and trusteeship body has the right to adopt a decision to appoint a guardian or trustee on a preliminary basis for a period of one month.

A preliminary appointment of a guardian or trustee shall be made by the guardianship and trusteeship body upon an application from a person who has expressed a wish to become a guardian or trustee, provided that such person submits an identity document and the inspection report on his or her living conditions issued by the guardianship and trusteeship body.

Guardians or trustees appointed on a preliminary basis have all the rights and duties of a guardian or trustee, except for the right to dispose of the property of the person under guardianship or trusteeship on that personʼs behalf.

If, before the expiry of one month from the day the decision on preliminary appointment was adopted, a form of placement is chosen for the person in need of guardianship or trusteeship, or if the temporarily appointed guardian or trustee is not appointed as guardian or trustee for that person, the preliminary guardianship or trusteeship terminates.