Regulacja prawna zaręczyn w Polsce
Legal Regulation of Engagement in Poland

Summary/Abstract: In Polish legal system the institution of engagement was regulated independently by both private and canon law. In the beginning, it was an institution of customary law. In foreign legal systems binding on the territory of Poland in the 19th and the first half of 20th century, the institution of engagement could be found in most of civil codes. These regulations protected the freedom of entering into marriage, however, there could be differences in terms of property effects. It wasn’t until the end of the Second World War that Poland was able to enact its own marital law, in which the institution of engagement was regulated for a few years. In canon law, for a long time there had been no common rules concerning engagement. At the beginning of 20th century requirements concerning the legal form of engagement were imposed. However, these restrictions haven’t survived until the present time.

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