The Office of Minors’ and Family Affairs is hereby created in the Department, with the responsibility of implementing the public policy established in §§ 2201 et seq. of Title 34, known as the 'Minors’ Act of Puerto Rico'; represent the interests of minors in judicial proceedings relative to the protection of minors; and handle civil matters relative to the institution of the family.The Office shall be constituted by Advocates for Minors’ Affairs and Family Advocates, who shall discharge the functions imposed on them by law, and the necessary personnel appointed by the Secretary to carry out the purposes of §§ 291–295u of this title. History —Aug. 9, 2004, No. 205, § 51.
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