April 26 Read in Suvalkiet

The painful events of the past weeks, when drivers, families traveling together, children were killed in accidents, prompted the traffic control services to analyze why the number of deaths on the roads is increasing again, what measures to take so that we feel safe, so that we do not have to bury relatives, children…

That was the day: Sunday, April 23rd. The only one, because the other one is already different, although the sun was shining and warming no less, and the clouds (already quite summery, white) were chasing each other and racing with the wind, or maybe the birds – these, as if they lost their heads, are not happy to return, having found their home … Because the next day we were each to ourselves – to our work, with other people, among everyday things. But the surrounding greenery has not disappeared anywhere, which is getting more and more every day, and this means only one thing: life is pulsating more and more widely every day. Isn’t that the most important thing under this sun and on this earth..?

Residents of one ward of the Kalvarija municipality appealed to the editorial office. People are asking for help to defend themselves from the self-determination of the Marijampolė County Child Rights Protection Department in Kalvarija. According to grandmother Ona, a week ago, employees of the Children’s Rights Department tricked her 1.8-year-old granddaughter into taking her out of the house and placing her in the Sangruda foster home, after telling her that she needed to see a doctor. The baby is accompanied by her father, the woman’s son. Initially, the son and daughter were allowed to return home for a short time, but during the last days of the week they were no longer allowed to return home at all. The grandmother claims that she does not understand why her son and daughter were forced to leave their home, where the baby has been raised since birth…

Judge Rūta Gustienė has been working in the Marijampolė Chambers of the Marijampolė District Court since 2001. Judges handling civil cases have to hear cases regarding the recognition of a person as incapacitated or a limited factor in a certain area, and have to decide the issue of guardianship, care, and the appointment of an asset administrator. The judge noticed that people often confuse the concepts of guardianship and care, and there is uncertainty about the duties related to guardianship and care. We asked Judge Rūta Gustienė to explain in more detail what is the difference between guardianship and care, what are the duties related to them…