In Astrakhan deputies have decided to save the children

Dozens of large families in Astrakhan region at the same time preparing to file for divorce, to attract the attention of local authorities. 2 years ago the deputies of the regional Duma adopted amendments to the law, according to which large families are only those families where all the children born within the marriage.

In 2014, the regional Duma has made changes to the law "On social support of large families", denying support to those families in which children from different marriages not adopted the new parents. One of the mothers four children, from two marriages. As a single mother. benefits she would have received, and married - no. What kind of family is considered large, Federal laws do not reglamentary.

It determines the regions on the basis of their financial capabilities. But never before were children in common born of another marriage, foster, patronize. but not adopted. Justifying its decision, the deputies are referring to Federal laws. "The family code is not defined, Stepsons and stepdaughters are not part of the family. When the deputies developed the law, there was not one member of the opposition".

The case when large ceased to be the mother who gave birth to a seventh child. According to official data, in such a situation were more than 500 families. Astrakhan called the law "the amendment stepchild". But they are the stepchildren of the state do not want to be. The initiative group of large active mom of Astrakhan have already collected 80 couples willing to go to desperate measure to defend their rights.

Next week the deputies of the new convocation plan to start to correct a bad law.

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