State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 141 – Limitations on parental power - The authority of the parents, regarding the persons of their minor children, is not subject to any preventive control; but, in case of abuse, the parents may be punished, in accordance with the general law, and prohibited from governing the persons and property of their children, at the request of relatives or of the Public Ministry. § Sole paragraph - If the father has been prohibited from governing the minor’s person and property, a guardian or administrator shall be attributed to the minor, to be appointed by the family council.