dr Marta Laskowska
The Academy of Justice
English abstract: Adoption dissolution is a complex and demanding process that is based not only on legal regulations, but also on aspects related to other fields, such as psychology, pedagogy, sociology, and morality. This process requires special attention to the child, his or her difficult situation and needs. Any actions must be conducted with great precision, caution, and even delicacy. Therefore, the article focuses on the judicial practice of dissolving adoption. The study covered the files of cases conducted by district courts of Warsaw in 2006–2018. The aim of this research was to analyse and assess the role of information influencing the courts’ decision-making processes, including the assessment of the child’s best interests and the qualification of ‘important reasons’. These activities allowed us to better understand the adoption resolution process, showing that behind every legal decision there are deep emotional, psychological and social issues, while opinions and analyses from various fields are not separate elements, but an integral part of a complex decision-making process. The research was qualitative in character, the research strategy was that of a multiple case study, and coding was adopted as the basic research tool of the method of analysing court files. The article emphasizes that in cases concerning adoption dissolution, a multi-faceted approach is necessary, because it allows for a detailed understanding of the factual situation of the child and balancing the legal criteria with the specific circumstances of each case. Moreover, the article indicates that grouping information in three time categories – past, present and future – enables an assessment of the child’s best interests and a qualification of ‘important reasons’. It is a valuable addition to the existing perspectives and provides a basis for further research in this area.
Key words: adoption dissolution, child’s best interest, important reasons, assessment of the child’s factual situation
Language: polish
Published: Number 1(46)/2026, pp. 42–59.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36280/AFPiFS.2026.1.42
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