Cooperation of the State and the Church for the Good of the Family and Its Development

The subject matter of the present article is, mutual cooperation between local self-government units and churches as well as other legally regulated religious associations in the context of family security. The analysis covers the current legal acts, confessional subjects’ teachings, and the doctrine and the standpoints of the judiciary. The author presents family security as a category of human needs. He also proposes a different approach to defining the concept of a family, which is not only limited to the normative definition but also considers the achievements of other fields of knowledge, including psychology and philosophy. In the last part, specific legal clarifications anticipating the cooperation of both communities are analysed.