Information about the work of orphans' courts

Reports on activities of Orphan's and Custody Courts provide information on the most significant trends in the protection of children’s rights and best interests: termination, removal and renewal of the child custody rights, out-of-family care, trusteeship, foster families, data on adopted children and unaccompanied minors (citizens of third countries or stateless persons) to which out-of-family care is ensured.

Persons under trusteeship, trustees, children in out-of-family care, foster families, guardians.

Latvian Orphan’s and Custody Courts.

• Law on Orphan’s and Custody Courts,
• Cabinet Regulation No 784 Statutes of the Child Protection Centre of 19 December 2023,
• Cabinet Regulation No 352 Regulation on Official Statistics Questionnaire Form for Activities of Children’s and Custody Courts and Procedure for Questionnaire Completion and Submission of 20 June 2017.

Statistical database

N/A

N/A

Child Protection Centre (CPC) is providing indicator “number of children in long-term social care and rehabilitation institutions” and Ministry of Welfare (MW) – indicator “number of children in social care centres”.

CPC acquires the data from the decisions of the Orphan's and Custody Courts on placement of children in long-term social care and rehabilitation institutions, and MW – from the reports submitted by social care centres.

Usually the indicator estimated by the MW is higher than one produced by the CPC, as child may be placed in a social care centre also without an Orphan's and Custody Court decision (e.g., based on the application submitted by parents).

Orphan's and Custody Court reports on their activities submitted to the CPC.

Orphan's and Custody Courts fill in the questionnaire on the previous year based on the cases considered and decisions made during the reference year and submit them to the Child Protection Centre until 1 February of the running year.

Child Protection Centre compiles the information submitted by the Orphan's and Custody Courts.