Plans of the German government to reform the law of guardianship for minorsOberloskamp, Helga (Avtor) , Univerza v Mariboru (Lastnik avtorskih pravic) guardianshipsole guardianguardianship by associationofficialby appointmentby operation of lawJugendamtfoster parentshomesFor years the praxis has asked for a new law of guardianship, because many things in the current law (which is 117 years old) do not cover the needs of today. Although no one wants to abandon the German system of hav-ing single persons, private organizations and public institutions being guardians, it is disputed until today if there is a ranking between them and if it should be possible to give several guarding/ educating persons to one child and if yes who should bear responsibility. Besides a new law should express clearly the rights of the children and the responsibilities of the guardians.20172018-08-02 14:57:23Znanstveno delo71345ISSN: 1855-7147UDK: 342.52+347.64(430)OceCobissID: 246384128COBISS_ID: 5634859ISSN pri članku: 1855-7147NUK URN: URN:SI:UM:DK:RIX0G2R0slUniverza v Mariboru