“Yes, there really is such a problem, and it is quite acute.
Grandmothers repeatedly approached me for an appointment, who had to prove through numerous courts that their grandchildren should be given to them.
She also helped to deal with situations where the mother’s sister or even more distant relative of the child was much closer to her own father, but they had problems with paperwork, ”said Lantratova.
The deputy stressed that it is necessary to focus not only on kinship and, first of all, ask the opinion of the child, if he is already at a conscious age.
Earlier Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Republic of Tatarstan, founder of the National Parents' Committee Irina Volynets proposed to change the rules for determining the residence of a child after the death of a parent.