Last Change:
05/27/2025
Child Welfare Act
Year: 1962
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Education, Health, Social protection, Family life, Documentation
Description
The purpose of this Act is to guarantee the welfare of children so that they can be born healthy and grow up happily and safely.
Selected provisions
(1) Children shall grow up without experiencing any kind of discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, religion, social status, property, handicap, birthplace, race, etc. of themselves or their parents.
(2) Children shall grow up happily in a stable family environment for the development of perfect and harmonious personality.
(3) In all activities concerning children, the interests of children shall be considered, among others.
(4) Children shall have the rights to be protected and assisted under this Act for the sake of their rights and promotion of welfare.