Parental Authority

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1. Under Article 210, what is the general rule on renunciation or transfer of parental authority?
2. Under Article 212, what generally happens to parental authority when one parent dies?
3. Which is included among parental duties under Article 220?
4. A widowed mother remarries. No court has appointed another guardian, and no other ground for loss of authority exists. …
5. Separated parents ask a court to determine who will exercise parental authority over their nine-year-old. The child pre…
6. During separation proceedings, a father seeks exclusive authority over his six-year-old because his house is larger. Th…
7. Both parents execute a private agreement giving an aunt permanent parental authority in return for paying school expens…
8. Separated parents dispute authority over a child aged eight. Explain the court’s role and the significance of the child…
9. A surviving father remarries and a grandparent asserts that remarriage automatically transferred parental authority to …
10. Explain why parental authority entails duties and cannot ordinarily be surrendered by private bargain.
11. Under Article 218, who may exercise special parental authority while a minor is under school supervision, instruction, …
12. Does Article 218 extend to authorized school activities outside the school premises?