P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 1141
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When the investigation conducted shows that a situation of abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, and/or institutional neglect exists, the social worker of the Department of the Family may appear before the Court of First Instance, which shall have jurisdiction to issue protection orders; grant temporary, permanent, or emergency custody; terminate the parental rights of the minor’s father and/or mother, as requested, and any other remedy that guarantees the best interests of the minor.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 31, eff. 90 days after Dec. 16, 2011.