Abstract | The article examines the situation in the field of peasant guardianship of the beginning of the XX century. In this area, the peasants had the opportunity to use the norms of the so-called customary law, so the sentences of rural gatherings devoted to guardianship issues contain valuable information. Usually, after the death of the father, according to the verdict of the village assembly to the property and young children, the mother was appointed as a guardian with good behavior and taking care of the farm. Dominating and determining were property and financial issues, the resolution of which continued until the satisfaction of interested parties. It can be concluded that when solving guardianship issues, the main thing was the content, not the form. |