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Helsingin HO 23.10.1985 771 AI generated

Court of Appeal dismissed father's visitation claim as social board's exclusive jurisdiction under Child Protection Act.

Case Number Helsingin HO 23.10.1985 771
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Court of Appeal in Helsinki dismissed the father's request to visit his daughter during her foster care. The social board argued that its statutory authority under Section 19(2) of the Child Protection Act exclusively governs contact decisions. Consequently, the court held that the lower court lacked jurisdiction to review the visitation demand.

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Section 19(2) of the Child Protection Act; The social board's exclusive statutory authority to decide on contact between a fostered child and their parents precludes any court review of such visitation requests.

Keywords

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social board jurisdiction child protection act visitation rights foster care contact court of appeal

Cited Legislation

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Section 19(2) of the Child Protection Act
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kho-precedent_2007_80
Supreme Administrative Court requests ECJ preliminary ruling on Brussels IIa applicability in Finnish child protection cases.
kko-precedent_2011_59
HD:2011:59
admin_1986_northern-karelia-county__23
Court dismissed mother's weekend visit request as placement decision, not contact restriction, under child welfare law.
admin_2003_vaasa__93
Administrative court dismissed parents' appeal regarding contact rights, ruling the Social Board's arrangement was lawful.
kho-precedent_2004_121
Child custody order dismissed due to insufficient investigation proving open care support was inadequate.

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Yleisen tuomioistuimen toimivaltaan ei kuulunut tutkia vaatimusta, että hakija, joka oli sosiaalilautakunnan huostaan otetun lapsen isä, oikeutettaisiin huostaanoton aikana tapaamaan lasta ja pitämään häntä luonaan, koska lastensuojelulain 19 § 2 mom. mukaan sosiaalilautakunta päättää huostaan otetun lapsen ja tämän vanhempien välisestä yhteydenpidosta.

Läsnä: Svinhufvud, C. Kuhlefelt ja Korhonen (apuj.) Esittelijä: Soininen

KKO:n ratkaisu: Ei valituslupaa Päätös n:o 311/31.1.1986