The legal status of parents of a child in case of the child's adoption

The legal status of parents of a child in case of the child's adoption Abstract The thesis is concerned with adoption, focusing primarily on the legal status of child's parents during adoption proceedings. It aims to highlight the current problems, which stem not only from the incompleteness and ambiguity of the legislation, but also from its application in practice. When analyzing the particular topics, I relied on professional publications and commentaries on laws, which I compared with the actual articles in selected journals and the current jurisdiction, which, however, is not too rich in this area. Practical side was consulted with Dr. Zarasova - an employee of the Department of Social and Legal Protection of Children in Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The work consists of an introduction, five successive chapters and a conclusion. The first chapter defines the basic terms that are often used in practice and the definition of which is often not entirely clear - children, parents and family. In addition, this chapter addresses the concept of substitute family care and introduces some of its forms, which the law in the Czech Republic offers. As an overview, several international and year-to-year comparisons are also listed. The second chapter investigates the actual adoption in more detail. It..