Youth care agencies that are far too powerful, violations of the law, traumatized children, helpless parents – state interventions in families are fraught with many shortcomings in legal protection. Lawyer Barbara Beclin from the University of Vienna carried out an analysis of the situation in Austria as part of a European project. The ‘crown’ spoke to her.
The lawyer is very critical of the legal situation. The arbitrary right of youth care agencies to intervene in the custody of parents is “legally questionable” for them. There is a lack of direct judicial control over these emergency measures. “Current legal remedies following child abductions show serious shortcomings in legal protection,” Beclin said. In practice, the division of tasks between courts and youth care offices is such that, contrary to what is actually intended, “the youth care offices are responsible for driving”. The “Krone” reported on questionable kidnappings of two children.
Source: Krone
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