Personal rights and duties of spouses
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
List three rules showing that spouses are equal in the family.
Free choice of occupation and residence; free choice of surname; joint decisions on children’s upbringing and family matters.
2
Write the difference between deprivation and restriction of parental rights.
With deprivation parents lose their rights entirely; with restriction the rights remain but the child is removed from them by court decision.
3
Which other right can you link to the child’s right to live with and be raised by his parents? Write one example.
The right to education or to health: parents make sure the child attends school and receives medical care.
4
Why is the child’s interest put first in family matters? Write briefly.
The child cannot protect himself, and his development matters for future society; therefore the law protects his rights as a priority.