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Responsibilities of children to the law

A person has the legal status of a child until he reaches the age of majority. A minor is a child under the age of fourteen. A minor is a child between the ages of fourteen and eighteen.

An individual who has not reached the age of fourteen (minor) has the right:

1) independently make small household transactions.

A transaction is considered a petty household transaction if it satisfies the household needs of a person, corresponds to his physical, spiritual or social development and concerns an item that has a low value;

2) to exercise personal non-property rights to the results of intellectual activity, protected by law.

The minor is not responsible for any harm caused to him.

An individual between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years (minor) has the right:

1) independently dispose of their earnings, scholarships or other income;

2) independently exercise the rights to the results of intellectual activity, protected by law;

3) to be a participant (founder) of legal entities, if it is not prohibited by law or the constituent documents of the legal entity;

4) independently conclude a bank deposit (account) agreement and dispose of the deposit made by him in his own name (funds on the account). For the current conditions of bank deposits, see here.

The minor makes other transactions with the consent of the parents (adoptive parents) or guardians. A minor must have a written notarized consent of the parents (adoptive parents) or a guardian and the permission of the guardianship and guardianship authority for a minor to conclude a transaction in relation to vehicles or real estate.