Care proceedings (legal protection) are necessary whenever severe incapacity of parents or persons responsible for the care of a child is confronted. The care proceedings should be activated immediately there is proof that a child is in a state of dereliction. In developing it the causes that have motivated this state of affairs can be identified so that as many legal measures as necessary can be adopted to contribute to overcoming the causes and to construct a permanent family life plan for the child. The most frequent behaviours that make such protective measures necessary are abandonment, mistreatment, sexual abuse, and the neglect of the custody of a child.
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