Title 13

Minors are those who have not reached the age of eighteen years and have not been declared of age (meerderjarig) pursuant to Article 253ha.

A minor is, provided that he acts with the consent of his legal representative, competent to perform juridical acts, insofar as the law does not…

Venia aetatis (handlichting), whereby certain powers of a person of full age are granted to a minor, may be granted by the subdistrict court at the…

A granted limited legal capacity (handlichting) may be revoked by the subdistrict court if the minor abuses it or if there is a well-founded fear…

A decision by which venia aetatis (handlichting) has been granted or revoked must be published in the Government Gazette (Staatscourant).

There is one Child Care and Protection Board (raad voor de kinderbescherming).

The Child Care and Protection Board (Raad voor de Kinderbescherming) may act on behalf of minors who have either their domicile or last domicile, or…

A person who is bound by a duty of confidentiality pursuant to a statutory provision or by virtue of their office or profession may, without the…

If it appears to the Child Care and Protection Board (Raad voor de Kinderbescherming) that a minor is not under the legally required authority, or…

Article 243 of this Book shall apply mutatis mutandis to the exercise of provisional guardianship by a certified institution as referred to in…

The Child Care and Protection Board (Raad voor de Kinderbescherming) shall inform itself of all cases in which measures regarding authority over…

If one parent is suspected of killing the other parent, or if one parent has been convicted of killing the other parent, the Child Care and…

The municipal executives and civil registrars shall provide the Child Care and Protection Board (Raad voor de Kinderbescherming) free of charge with…

Public registers shall be kept at the courts, or at such other place or places as may be designated by administrative decree (algemene maatregel van…