- Ex lege custody: decision reached by the appropriate authority by which the minor in question is declared in abandonment. By this decision, the child is then given custody through the ministry of Law. In practice, this decision implies the child's custody.
- Guardianship: decision reached by the appropriate authority by which the state takes responsibility of the child's custody. Unlike ex lege custody, declaration of abandonment is not required by the appropriate authority.
- Under consideration prior to the protective measure: files in the process of analysis prior to passing a protective decision. Those cases that have already been allocated a protective decision are not included under this section, notwithstanding that the case is being under consideration for amendments or cessation.
- Voluntary relinquishment of guardianship: the legal guardian of the minors voluntarily forfeit their parental rights on the grounds that they do not have the means to provide for them. The local authorities therefore takes over the guardianship of the minors.
- Temporary guardianship: decision reached by the appropriate authority by which the state temporarily takes responsibility of the child's custody. This can be solicited by the legal guardians or by the local authorities.
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Causes for care home discharge of children in protection system Spain 2017
This statistic displays the most common causes for minors to be discharged from a care home in Spain as of December 2017, arranged by cause and number of discharges. Situations in which the minors involved had been reintegrated into a new home amounted to approximately * thousand cases that year. Also that year, the most common causes of children's care home admission in Spain were those situations in which the minor involved was declared in abandonment.
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Observatorio de la Infancia. (December 31, 2018). Most common causes of children's care home discharges in Spain as of December 2017, by number of discharges [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/978721/causes-for-care-home-discharge-of-children-in-protection-system-spain/
Observatorio de la Infancia. "Most common causes of children's care home discharges in Spain as of December 2017, by number of discharges." Chart. December 31, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/978721/causes-for-care-home-discharge-of-children-in-protection-system-spain/
Observatorio de la Infancia. (2018). Most common causes of children's care home discharges in Spain as of December 2017, by number of discharges. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/978721/causes-for-care-home-discharge-of-children-in-protection-system-spain/
Observatorio de la Infancia. "Most Common Causes of Children's Care Home Discharges in Spain as of December 2017, by Number of Discharges." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 31 Dec 2018, /statistics/978721/causes-for-care-home-discharge-of-children-in-protection-system-spain/
Observatorio de la Infancia, Most common causes of children's care home discharges in Spain as of December 2017, by number of discharges ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/978721/causes-for-care-home-discharge-of-children-in-protection-system-spain/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Most common causes of children's care home discharges in Spain as of December 2017, by number of discharges [Graph], Observatorio de la Infancia, December 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/978721/causes-for-care-home-discharge-of-children-in-protection-system-spain/