Kilka uwag o genezie ustawy z dnia 13 lipca 1939 r. o ułatwieniu przysposobienia małoletnich
A Few Remarks on the Genesis of the Act of 13 July 1939 on Facilitating Adoption of Minors

Summary/Abstract: The text presents the genesis of the Act of 13 July 1939 on Facilitating Adoption of Minors. The Act was passed by Polish Parliament just before World War II broke and had significant importance in the process of adopting orphans during the war. The bill was proposed by the MP Eugeniusz Jurkowski. The bill contained very radical solutions. It referred only to minor children. The act of adoption should have been validated trough court’s proceedings, and the results of adoption were constructed as adoptio plena. During the legislation process the bill was seriously changed and some of the progressive solutions were eliminated. Nevertheless, the Act seems to be a big achievement of Polish legislators. The regulations proposed in the Act were introduced into Polish Family and Guardianship Code of 1964, which is still in power.

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