Keyword: «judicial practice.»

This article analyzes the legal nature of deprivation of parental rights due to child abuse as an interdisciplinary institution located at the intersection of family, civil, and criminal law. It demonstrates that the lack of a legal definition of abuse and uniform criteria for its establishment leads to heterogeneity in judicial practice and difficulties in proving, particularly with regard to mental abuse and emotional neglect. The article examines the relationship between deprivation and restriction of parental rights, the connection with criminal prosecution under Article 156 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and the role of preventive measures taken by preventive bodies.