parental authority
Mom and dad's rule
Parental authority is the legal and social power parents hold over their children's upbringing, decisions, and welfare.
It encompasses the right to make choices about education, medical care, religion, and discipline.
The term appears most often in legal contexts discussing custody, guardianship, or the limits of state intervention in family life: The court questioned whether removing the child violated parental authority.
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- patria potestasFather's power over family
- legal custodyCourt-ordered parental authority
- visitation rightsNoncustodial parent's scheduled contact
- custodyProtective care or control
parenting styles · family hierarchy · house rules · parental consent · attachment theory · moral education · child rearing · parental guidance · family law · in loco parentis · child support · homeschooling · respect for elders · parental involvement · filial duty · authoritative parenting · tough love · setting boundaries
- family lawchild custody, child support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions
- child lawchild custody, child protection, child welfare, child support, child rights
- custody lawchild custody, custody order, custody laws, joint custody, sole custody
- legal statuslegal status, legal capacity, civil status, personhood, legal entity
- parental rightsparental rights, parental responsibility, parental responsibilities, parental consent, parental duties
- Quebec lawnotaries, notary, advocates, obligations, servitudes
parental authoritypeer influence
Effect of equals' opinions
peer pressure · state authority · government control · self-governance · personal autonomy
parental authoritychildren's rights
Legal protections for minors
parental neglect · permissiveness · teenage rebellion · hands-off parenting