Home / Dz.U. 1964 nr 9 poz. 59
Law of 25 February 1964 - Family and Guardianship Code.
Ustawa z dnia 25 lutego 1964 r. - Kodeks rodzinny i opiekuńczy.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
1964-02-25
Entry into force
1965-01-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
alimonycivil lawfamily and care lawcivil status recordsCuratorsfamily and guardianship code
Related acts
Amending Acts (39)
- Law of December 19, 1975, on the amendment of the Family and Guardianship Code. · 1976-03-01
- Law of September 29, 1986 - Civil Status Acts Law. · 1987-03-01
- Law of 17 May 1990 on the division of tasks and competencies specified in special laws between municipal bodies and government administration bodies and on the amendment of certain laws. · 1990-05-27
- Law of 26 May 1995 on amendment of the Family and Guardianship Code and certain other laws. · 1995-10-20
- Law of July 24, 1998, on amending the laws – Family and Guardianship Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Law on Civil Status Records, law on the relationship between the State and the Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland, and certain other laws. · 1998-11-15
- Law of 21 May 1999 on amendment of the laws: Family and Guardianship Code, Civil Code, Code of Civil Procedure and certain other laws. · 1999-12-16
- Law of 21 December 2000 on amending the Law - Family and Guardianship Code and the Law - Code of Civil Procedure. · 2001-01-01
- Law of July 27, 2001, on foreign service. · 2002-05-10
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 28 April 2003, case file K 18/02. · 2003-05-13
- Law of June 12, 2003, Postal Law · 2003-08-24
- Law of June 17, 2004 on amending the Family and Guardianship Code and certain other laws · 2005-01-20
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 16 July 2007 ref. no. SK 61/06 · 2007-07-26
- Law of 9 May 2007 on amending the Code of Civil Procedure and certain other laws · 2007-10-07
- Law of 7 September 2007 on assistance to persons entitled to maintenance · 2008-01-20
- Law of 6 November 2008 amending the Family and Guardianship Code and certain other laws · 2009-06-13
- Law of 10 June 2010 amending the Law on combating domestic violence and certain other laws · 2010-08-01
- Law of March 25, 2011 on the amendment of certain laws related to the functioning of the social insurance system · 2011-05-01
- Law of 9 June 2011 on family support and the foster care system · 2012-01-01
- Law of 27 April 2012 on amending the law on family support and the foster care system and certain other laws · 2012-06-08
- Law of 23 November 2012 Postal Law · 2013-01-01
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 26 November 2013 case file P 33/12 · 2013-12-04
- Law of July 25, 2014, on amending the Law on Family Support and Foster Care System and certain other laws · 2014-09-19
- Law of November 28, 2014, on Civil Status Acts · 2015-03-01
- Law of 25 June 2015 on amending the Civil Code and the Code of Civil Procedure · 2015-08-29
- Law of 24 July 2015 on amending the Family and Guardianship Code, the Code of Civil Procedure and the Law on supporting families and the foster care system · 2015-09-18
- Law of 25 June 2015 on Consular Law · 2015-11-01
- Law of 25 June 2015 on infertility treatment · 2015-11-01
- Law of 18 March 2016 on amending the law - Family and Guardianship Code. · 2016-04-30
- Law of 10 June 2016 amending the Law - Family and Guardianship Code and certain other laws · 2016-08-20
- Law of June 25, 2015, amending the Law on Real Estate Management and the Law - Family and Guardianship Code · 2016-09-17
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Information on Consolidated Text (8)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 8 April 2015 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Family and Guardianship Code.
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 15, 2012 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Family and Guardianship Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 6, 2015, concerning the publication of the consolidated text of the Act - Family and Guardianship Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of February 20, 2026, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Family and Guardianship Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 7, 2023, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Family and Guardianship Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 15, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act - Family and Guardianship Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 18, 2019, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Family and Guardianship Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 9, 2017, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - Family and Guardianship Code
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (9)
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 16, 2018, case file SK 18/17
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of November 22, 2016 ref. K 13/15
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of January 21, 2014, file ref. SK 5/12
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 26 November 2013 case file P 33/12
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of October 25, 2012, ref. no. SK 27/12
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 16 July 2007 ref. no. SK 61/06
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 17, 2007 ref. no. SK 20/05
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 11, 2006, ref. no. SK 57/04
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 28 April 2003, case file K 18/02.
Introductory Provisions (1)
Acts referring to this act
- Amended Acts: Law of June 24, 2025, on amending the Family and Guardianship Code
- Amended Acts: Law of July 28, 2023, on amending the Law - Family and Guardianship Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 28, 2023, on amending the Law - Civil Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2023 on the Pan-European Personal Pension Product
- Amended Acts: Law of October 7, 2022, on amending the law on supporting families and the foster care system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 16, 2019, on amending the Law - Family and Guardianship Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 16, 2019, on amending the Law - Family and Guardianship Code and the Law - Code of Civil Procedure
- Amended Acts: Law of 31 January 2019 on parental supplementary benefit
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 16, 2018, case file SK 18/17
- Amended Acts: Law of June 25, 2015, amending the Law on Real Estate Management and the Law - Family and Guardianship Code
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 June 2016 amending the Law - Family and Guardianship Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 18 March 2016 on amending the law - Family and Guardianship Code.
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 June 2015 on Consular Law
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 June 2015 on infertility treatment
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 July 2015 on amending the Family and Guardianship Code, the Code of Civil Procedure and the Law on supporting families and the foster care system
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 June 2015 on amending the Civil Code and the Code of Civil Procedure
- Amended Acts: Law of November 28, 2014, on Civil Status Acts
- Amended Acts: Law of July 25, 2014, on amending the Law on Family Support and Foster Care System and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 26 November 2013 case file P 33/12
- Amended Acts: Law of 23 November 2012 Postal Law
- Amended Acts: Law of 27 April 2012 on amending the law on family support and the foster care system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 9 June 2011 on family support and the foster care system
- Amended Acts: Law of March 25, 2011 on the amendment of certain laws related to the functioning of the social insurance system
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 June 2010 amending the Law on combating domestic violence and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 6 November 2008 amending the Family and Guardianship Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 7 September 2007 on assistance to persons entitled to maintenance
- Amended Acts: Law of 9 May 2007 on amending the Code of Civil Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 16 July 2007 ref. no. SK 61/06
- Amended Acts: Law of June 17, 2004 on amending the Family and Guardianship Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 12, 2003, Postal Law
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 28 April 2003, case file K 18/02.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 27, 2001, on foreign service.
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 December 2000 on amending the Law - Family and Guardianship Code and the Law - Code of Civil Procedure.
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 May 1999 on amendment of the laws: Family and Guardianship Code, Civil Code, Code of Civil Procedure and certain other laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 24, 1998, on amending the laws – Family and Guardianship Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Law on Civil Status Records, law on the relationship between the State and the Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland, and certain other laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of 26 May 1995 on amendment of the Family and Guardianship Code and certain other laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of 17 May 1990 on the division of tasks and competencies specified in special laws between municipal bodies and government administration bodies and on the amendment of certain laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of September 29, 1986 - Civil Status Acts Law.
- Amended Acts: Law of December 19, 1975, on the amendment of the Family and Guardianship Code.
- References: Announcement of the First President of the Supreme Court of March 27, 1968, on guidelines for the administration of justice and court practice in the application of Articles 56 and 58 of the Family and Guardianship Code.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 3, 2016, on the State Treasury bearing the costs of unpaid legal aid provided by a court-appointed attorney-at-law
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 3, 2016, on the State Treasury bearing the costs of unpaid legal aid provided by a court-appointed legal advisor
- References: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 29, 2016, case file SK 24/15
- References: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 28, 2016, case file K 31/15
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 23, 2015, Rules of Procedure of Common Courts
- References: Regulation of the Minister of National Education of November 2, 2015 on the types and detailed rules of operation of public institutions, conditions of stay for children and youth in these institutions, and the amount and rules of fees paid by parents for the stay of their children in these institutions
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 22, 2015 on the reimbursement by the State Treasury of the costs of unpaid legal aid provided by an attorney-at-law ex officio
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 22, 2015 on fees for legal advisor's services
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 22, 2015, on the State Treasury bearing the costs of unpaid legal aid provided by a court-appointed attorney
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 22, 2015 on fees for advocate's services