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
- 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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Observatorio de la Infancia. (December 31, 2018). Number of guardianships for minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/978408/minor-guardianships-by-type-in-child-protection-system-spain/
Observatorio de la Infancia. "Number of guardianships for minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2017, by type." Chart. December 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978408/minor-guardianships-by-type-in-child-protection-system-spain/
Observatorio de la Infancia. (2018). Number of guardianships for minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2017, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978408/minor-guardianships-by-type-in-child-protection-system-spain/
Observatorio de la Infancia. "Number of Guardianships for Minors under The Child Protection System in Spain as of December 2017, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978408/minor-guardianships-by-type-in-child-protection-system-spain/
Observatorio de la Infancia, Number of guardianships for minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978408/minor-guardianships-by-type-in-child-protection-system-spain/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Number of guardianships for minors under the child protection system in Spain as of December 2017, by type [Graph], Observatorio de la Infancia, December 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/978408/minor-guardianships-by-type-in-child-protection-system-spain/
