1 The parents raise and care for a child with his or her best interests in mind and take all necessary decisions unless the child has capacity to act.
1bis The parent who is taking care of the child may decide alone if:
2 The child owes his or her parents obedience; according to how mature the child is, the parents shall allow the child the freedom to shape his or her own life and, wherever feasible, take due account of the child’s opinion in important matters.
3 The child is not permitted to leave the family home without the parents’ consent, nor may he or she be unlawfully removed from them.
4 The parents give the child his or her first name.
378 Amended by No I 1 of the FA of 25 June 1976, in force since 1 Jan. 1978 (AS 1977 237; BBl 1974 II 1).
379 Inserted by No I of the FA of 21 June 2013 (Parental Responsibility), in force since 1 July 2014 (AS 2014 357; BBl 2011 9077).
1 Wird ein Kind Dritten zur Pflege anvertraut, so vertreten sie, unter Vorbehalt abweichender Anordnungen, die Eltern in der Ausübung der elterlichen Sorge, soweit es zur gehörigen Erfüllung ihrer Aufgabe angezeigt ist.
2 Vor wichtigen Entscheidungen sollen die Pflegeeltern angehört werden.
378 Fassung gemäss Ziff. I 1 des BG vom 25. Juni 1976, in Kraft seit 1. Jan. 1978 (AS 1977 237; BBl 1974 II 1).
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