Child protection: guardianship by type 2017

This statistic displays the number of guardianships for minors that existed under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2017, broken down by type of guardianship. Approximately 2.6 thousand minors fell under the category of temporary guardianship that year. During 2017, approximately 6.4 thousand new guardianship registrations were processed in Spain according to the source.

Number of guardianships for minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2017, by type

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Release date

2018

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Region

Spain

Survey time period

2017

Special properties

as of December 31, 2017

Supplementary notes

- Guardianship: decision reached by the appropriate authority by which the state takes responsibility of the child's custody. Unlike ex lege custody, declaration of abandonment is not required by the appropriate authority.

- Voluntary relinquishment of guardianship: the legal guardian of the minors voluntarily forfeit their parental rights on the grounds that they do not have the means to provide for them. The local authorities therefore takes over the guardianship of the minors.

- Temporary guardianship: decision reached by the appropriate authority by which the state temporarily takes responsibility of the child's custody. This can be solicited by the legal guardians or by the local authorities.

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