Copies of the appeal of the Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Republic of Tatarstan, the founder of the National Parents' Committee Irina Volynets addressed to the Minister of Education of Russia Sergey Kravtsov are at the disposal of RT.
As Volynets explained in an interview with RT, the appeal refers to children who permanently live with one of the parents, but do not maintain relations with the second.
Now, after the death of one parent who lived with the child, he is transferred to the second parent, even if they have never met, the children's ombudsman added.
At the same time, the guardianship authorities are forced to refuse grandmother, aunt and other close people.
In such cases, children are transferred to an almost stranger, this is a real tragedy for the child, said the interlocutor of RT.
According to her, Art.
57 of the Family Code states that the child has the right to express his opinion when resolving any issue in the family that affects his interests, and he can also be heard in the course of any judicial or administrative proceedings.
“I ask you to consider the issue of the need to introduce a mandatory psychological and pedagogical examination in the event of the death (imprisonment, incapacity) of the parent with whom the child lived, in order to make a decision on determining the place of his further residence,” the text of the appeal says.
She also intends to send an appeal to the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Family, Women and Children.
Earlier, Volynets proposed to amend the law “On Psychiatric Care and Guarantees of the Rights of Citizens in the Provision of It” to control people with mental disorders that could be potentially dangerous to others.