State protection

The State is obliged to protect your human right to a private and family life. It should not interfere with your decision and allow you to create and maintain a relationship with your family members and not interfere with your choices and decisions relating to them.

At the same time, the State may have a positive obligation to adopt specific measures to allow you to enjoy your private and family life, such as marriage and adoption procedures. Families with a large number of children as well as people with disabilities enjoy special care of the national government and of local authorities according to the Estonian Constitution (põhiseadus).

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Last updated 24/07/2020