חוק הכשרות המשפטית והאפוטרופסות (תיקון מס' 22 והוראת שעה), התשפ"ה–2025Law on Legal Capacity and Guardianship (Amendment No. 22 and temporary provision), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

Section 27A of the Legal Capacity and Guardianship Law, 1962 (hereinafter – the Law), provided prior to the enactment of this Law that a parent's guardianship would be automatically revoked if convicted of murder or attempted murder against the minor's other parent or against one of their own children, or if convicted of a rape offense against one of their children. Amendment No. 22 expands the offenses to which this arrangement applies so that it will also apply to an offense of causing injury with aggravated intent under Section 329 of the Penal Law, 1977, committed by a parent against the minor's other parent or against one of their own children, such that guardianship of the parent will also be automatically revoked for this offense. However, it is determined that for this offense guardianship will be automatically revoked only after conviction, and there will be no temporary automatic revocation upon the filing of an indictment, as exists for the offenses already listed in the existing arrangement. In addition, a clarifying amendment to the Law was established – since the enactment of the aforementioned Section 27A, there have been cases in which a parent whose guardianship was revoked attempted to claim various parental rights, including the right to respond in various proceedings concerning the minor and the right to contact between him and the minor. Therefore, and in order to prevent unnecessary litigation on this matter, it is explicitly determined that a parent whose guardianship has been revoked will not be a respondent in a request concerning their minor child, and that in a case where they file a request, it will be submitted together with prima facie evidence showing that examination of the request is required for the benefit of the minor and that a change of circumstances has occurred justifying examination of the request. The request will be heard after the court finds that such evidence has been submitted, and the court may dismiss the request at the threshold even without a response from the respondent.

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