Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act Article 28

In the event that a parent, an adoptive parent, or a guardian commits any of the offenses prescribed in Articles 32 to 38, or Paragraph 2 or Paragraph 4 of Article 39, against a child, an adopted child, or a ward, any of which is under the age of eighteen (18), the said victim, a prosecutor, the next of kin of the said victim, the competent authority at the special municipality or city (county) level, a child and youth welfare institution, or any other interested parties, may submit an application to a competent court (for a court order) to suspend the (exercise of) parental rights and responsibilities of the said parent, the said adoptive parent, or the guardian’s rights and responsibilities of the said guardian, and to appoint another (alternative) guardian. If an adoptive parent commits any of the offenses mentioned above against an adoptive child, the aforesaid application may contain a request requesting the competent court to terminate the adoption (relationship between the said victim and the said adoptive parent).When appointing a guardian or an alternative guardian for a victim pursuant to the preceding Paragraph, a court may (by issuing a ruling to) appoint the competent authority at the special municipality or city (county) level, a child and youth welfare institution, or any other suitable person as the guardian of the said victim. Moreover, (the ruling of) the said court may direct specific ways for the exercise of guardianship, may order the parents, the original guardian(s), or any other child support obligor(s) of the said victim to hand over the said child (the said victim) or to pay the appointed guardian or the appointed alternative guardian an appropriate amount of maintenance and remuneration, may issue an order demanding any necessary action, or may decide on necessary matters.A court ruling mentioned in the preceding Paragraph may serve as a writ of enforcement.