The state is obliged to ensure the well-being of children, especially those left without parents or in families, where their rights are regularly violated. In order to control the clear performance of their duties by parents or authorized persons, guardianship and trusteeship bodies have been created. They relate to local governments and raise funds from the republican and local budgets designed to support children in foster families or support large families.
The legislation establishes certain tasks that must be performed by the guardianship and trusteeship bodies. For example, the protection of the rights of persons under guardianship, as well as the care of children in need of guardianship or other care. In addition, these bodies should monitor the activities of individuals who wish to become guardians. For this, regular checks and conversations with children are carried out. Particular attention is paid to citizens recognized as partially competent or completely incompetent, because they require careful care. So, in all severity, the living conditions of such citizens and their level of security are checked. Guardianship authorities are responsible for the safety of property of minor children, if any. Unfortunately, there have become more frequent cases when guardians expel the landlord, thereby violating his right of ownership. For dishonest trustees, liability measures are commensurate with the degree of their guilt. In such situations, disputes are usually resolved by the judiciary on the basis of a suit.
Since the tasks of the above organizations are difficult, the government has endowed them with a wide range of powers. For example, guardianship authorities (Moscow) have the right to conduct investigations to identify dysfunctional families that are registered. They inform the court of the existence of legally incompetent persons by filing a suit, and also represent their interests in court. One of the main activities of this municipal service is considered to be control over the activities of its designated guardians or trustees. First of all, the housing in which the child lives is checked by a personal inspection of the premises.
Guardianship authorities can conduct interviews with the ward in order to understand whether they offend him or if family members violate the rights of the child. In some cases, such organizations issue a special permit allowing a citizen of a minor to live separately from officially appointed guardians. At the same time, if the trustee faithfully fulfills his duties and provides the ward with a decent standard of living, the state strives to provide maximum assistance. To this end, social payments are made, as well as assistance in physical terms. In any situation, the interests of minor citizens are taken into account. For example, the guardianship authorities of St. Petersburg and other cities do not allow the distribution of brothers and sisters in different families.