Rodzina w świetle wybranych aktów prawnych z okresu Polski Ludowej

Abstract

The family was an important component of society in the period of the People’s Republic of Poland because it had its share in meeting the ideological and political needs of the state by providing new builders of socialism. Bearing in mind the importance of the family, both historical and contemporary, this article presents and discusses selected legal acts enacted in the period of the People’s Republic of Poland, which protected the basic social cell, the family. Based on the discussion of the provisions of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Poland of 1952, the Family Code of 1950, the Family and Guardianship Code of 1969, the Penal Code of 1969 and the Alimony Fund Act of 1974, it is shown to what extent the family remained in the interest of the legislature in the years 1944–1989.