Article 32. Duties of guardians and trustees

Guardians and trustees shall:

notify the guardianship and trusteeship body of any change in their place of residence;

bring up the person under guardianship or trusteeship, care for his or her maintenance, health, physical, mental, moral and ethical development, and protect his or her rights, freedoms and lawful interests;

ensure that the person under guardianship receives preschool, general secondary and secondary specialized education;

take necessary measures to claim alimony, pensions, allowances and other social payments in accordance with legislation;

safeguard the property entrusted to them belonging to the person under guardianship or trusteeship, prevent a decrease in its value and not enable the extraction of profit from it;

in the cases provided for in Article 37 of this Law, obtain authorization from the guardianship and trusteeship bodies when taking actions affecting the property rights of persons under guardianship or trusteeship;

use the income from managing the property of the person under guardianship or trusteeship and other available funds for that personʼs maintenance;

ensure the care, medical supervision and treatment of the person under guardianship or trusteeship in treatment-and-prevention institutions;

submit reports to the guardianship and trusteeship bodies on the performance of their duties;

notify the guardianship and trusteeship bodies when the person under guardianship or trusteeship is placed for inpatient treatment;

apply to a court to have the person under guardianship or trusteeship declared legally capable where the grounds for declaring a citizen legally incapable or of limited legal capacity no longer exist;

live together with the minor under guardianship or trusteeship.

Where a trustee resides together with the person under trusteeship, a change in the trusteeʼs place of residence shall be permitted only with the written authorization of the guardianship and trusteeship body and with the consent of the minor who has reached the age of fourteen.

A trustee may, with the written authorization of the guardianship and trusteeship bodies, live separately from the person under trusteeship who has reached the age of sixteen, provided that this does not adversely affect the personʼs upbringing, maintenance and education, and the protection of his or her rights, freedoms and lawful interests. If living separately, the trustee must monitor the personʼs living and educational conditions and protect him or her from harmful influences.