Wokół modeli regulacji prawnej instytucji rodziny i zakresu ingerencji państwa

The aim of the study is to analyze and typologize the models of regulating the institution of the family and to assign the Polish model to one of these types and an indication of those rules, which, from the point of view of the legal system, constitute the essence of this type. The a simile method was applied, relating the considerations concerning individual rights and freedoms to the community which is the family. As a result, four types of model regulation (paternalistic, perfectionist, eudaimonic and liberal) were distinguished. These models were discussed. Conclusions cover the axiology of a types of regulations, as well as the rules necessary to maintain the type of regulation rooted in the legal culture.