Records of the Orphans’ Court of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, 1876-1950
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Records of the Orphans’ Court of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, 1876-1950
Orphans’ Courts were administrative bodies serving as public trustees in the counties and cities in Hungary between 1877 and 1950. According to Act 20 of 1877, Orphans’ Court was declared the public trustee of first instance. The Orphans’s Court consisted of a chair, at least two members and a notary as well as the Public Prosecutor, but the latter did not have a right to vote. Act 35 of 1923 modified this system and from this time on one assessor handled the matters of orphans and other clients, under the supervision of the chair. The Orphans’ Court was entitled to appoint guardians and wardens and to supervise them, to make decisions concerning the wealth of the wards, boarding, and the maintenance and other matters concerning the children of divorced parents, and various other matters.
Records of the Orphans’ Court of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, 1876-1950