...were the persons who took care of the child in the absence of parents?
...were the persons who took care of the child in the absence of parents?
What kind of deprivation of the rights of the grandmother/grandfather are you asking about?
The fact that the grandparents took care of the child does not give them additional rights in relation to the latter.
According to Part 1 of Art. 151 of the Family Code of Ukraine, parents have an overriding right over other persons to the personal upbringing of a child.
At the same time, according to Part 2 of Art. 257 of the Family Code of Ukraine, parents or other persons with whom the child lives, have no right to prevent the grandmother, grandfather, great-grandmother, great-grandfather from exercising their rights regarding the upbringing of grandchildren, great-grandchildren.