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BRP API / Personen / Features / bevoegdheid-tot-gezag

Competence to exercise authority

# language: en
Feature: Competence to exercise authority
  Determining authority over a minor where one or both parents have died or are not competent to exercise authority.
  
  A person is not competent to exercise authority where that person:
  - is under guardianship
  - is a minor

  Rule: There is sole parental authority where one of the parents holding joint parental authority has died or is not competent

    Scenario: The minor has two parents and one of the parents is under guardianship
      Given the minor 'Bert' with two married parents 'Gerda' and 'Aart'
      And 'Gerda' is under guardianship
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' is sole parental authority with parent 'Aart'

  Rule: There is temporarily no authority where both parents holding joint parental authority have died or are not competent
    #To discuss: one parent or both parents a minor with a declaration of majority - can we recognize or assume a declaration of majority in the BRP?

    Scenario: The minor has two parents and both parents are under guardianship
      Given the minor 'Bert' with two married parents 'Gerda' and 'Aart'
      And 'Gerda' <bevoegdheid Gerda>
      And 'Aart' <bevoegdheid Aart>
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' is temporarily no authority, with the explanation '<toelichting>.'

      Examples:
        | bevoegdheid Gerda    | bevoegdheid Aart     | toelichting                                                                                 |
        | is overleden         | is overleden         | Tijdelijk geen gezag omdat beide ouders overleden zijn                                      |
        | staat onder curatele | staat onder curatele | Tijdelijk geen gezag omdat beide ouders onder curatele staan                                |
        | is minderjarig       | is minderjarig       | Tijdelijk geen gezag omdat beide ouders minderjarig zijn                                    |
        | is overleden         | staat onder curatele | Tijdelijk geen gezag omdat een ouder overleden is en de andere ouder onder curatele staat   |
        | is overleden         | is minderjarig       | Tijdelijk geen gezag omdat een ouder overleden is en de andere ouder minderjarig is         |
        | staat onder curatele | is minderjarig       | Tijdelijk geen gezag omdat een ouder onder curatele staat en de andere ouder minderjarig is |

  Rule: There is temporarily no authority where the parent holding sole parental authority has died or is not competent

    Scenario: There is one parent and that parent has died
      Given the minor 'Bert' with one parent 'Gerda'
      And 'Gerda' has died
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' is temporarily no authority, with the explanation 'Tijdelijk geen gezag omdat de ouder overleden is.'

  Rule: The partner holds guardianship where the parent holding joint authority has died or is not competent

    Scenario: The minor has a parent who is married and the parent is under guardianship
      Given the minor 'Bert' with one parent 'Gerda' who is married to 'Ariana'
      And 'Gerda' is under guardianship
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' is guardianship with third party 'Ariana'

  Rule: There is guardianship where the parent holding joint authority with a third party has died or is not competent

    Scenario: The authority has been awarded to one of the parents together with a third party and the parent holding authority has died
      Given the minor 'Bert' with two married parents 'Gerda' and 'Aart'
      And a judicial ruling awarded authority to 'Gerda' and a third party
      And 'Gerda' has died
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' is guardianship

  Rule: There is sole parental authority where the partner holding joint authority has died or is not competent

    Scenario: The minor has a parent who is married and the partner is under guardianship
      Given the minor 'Bert' with one parent 'Gerda' who is married to 'Ariana'
      And 'Ariana' is under guardianship
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' is sole parental authority with parent 'Gerda'

  Rule: There is temporarily no authority where the parent and the partner holding joint authority have died or are not competent

    @to-do @skip-verify
    Scenario: The minor has a parent who is married and both the partner and the parent are under guardianship
      Given the minor 'Bert' with one parent 'Gerda' who is married to 'Ariana'
      And 'Gerda' is under guardianship
      And 'Ariana' is under guardianship
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' is temporarily no authority, with the explanation 'Tijdelijk geen gezag omdat ouder en partner onder curatele staan.'