Poland: Between Family and Foster Care
Poland: Between Family and Foster Care

Author(s): Magdalena Szafranek
Subject(s): Civil Law, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: child's welfare; foster care; family; family's law; parenting authority
Summary/Abstract: The formalization of children's rights has become possible due to legislative progress concerning children, better understanding of the process of child development, strengthening of the humanistic approach to the individual and progress in the field of implementation of human rights. When analysing the process of building a child’s legal protection and securing its welfare, it should be noted that the accelerator of changes for the creation of the legal framework was the protection of children against harm and excessive exploitation. In other words, the protection of the child's basic interest, which is its overall safety, allowed for the development of legal protection on a wide spectrum of areas, such as, for example, the right to retain identity, the right to express one's views, the right to freedom, thoughts, conscience, and religion. The aim of the text is to discuss the codification process and changes to which Polish family law was subjected after 1945, through modern regulations on the issue of parental authority and the right to contact a loved one, up to solutions for placing a child outside the family in accordance with the provisions of the Family Support and Foster Care Act 2010.

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