1 RESUME This Honours Project has a character of comaparing theory. It is devided into six chapters. In the first chapter is specified The Office of the Public Guardian. The second chapter is focused on historical development and is devided into four sub- chapters. The special guardianship regulations from the times of Roman law all the way to the latest history are discussed in these four sub-chapters. The third chapter is comparing The special guardianship regulations of The family law number 94/1963 of Civil Code which was subsituted by new law 89/2012 of Civil Code valid from 1st January 2014. It is comparing the special The fourth chapter called The guardian ad litem and other forms of guardianship is describing the these forms by the valid Special guardianship regulations and comparing with The guardian ad litem. The fifth chapter is focusing on the guardian's allowance for the personal use of the minor. The last sixth chapter gives us the characteristics of current social and legal children protection system in Czech Republic. They include a closer specifiation of Divisions of the public sector effecting. Keywords: Guardianship Guardian ad litem Ward Minor Parents Parent's responsibilities Care 2 Family Divisions of social and legal children protection Protection

Procedural position of a person whose domicile is unknown in light of "Brussels I Regulation" One of the results of the removal of obstacles that previously used to prevent EU citizens from moving into another member state is, among others, an increase in the number of contracts entered into with nationals from other member states. Connected therewith there has been an increase in the number of cases involving a foreign element taken before courts of the member states. Many of those cases are in fact brought against persons whose domiciles are unknown. To be precise, in practice it is defendants on whom it is not possible to serve the process and at the same time the court has no information regarding their domiciles. Not only is it impossible to find out whether they are in the Czech Republic, but the question is whether they are in the EU at all. In such a case it is necessary to consider whether it is possible to apply the rules of Brussels I Regulation, whose operation is based on the principle of domicile of the sued party, for the determination of jurisdiction in proceedings against such defendants. Besides this basic issue the paper also deals with the assessment of whether it is possible to apply, in the proceedings against a person whose domicile is unknown, domestic institutes which are...

This study is about a guardian ad litem mission, role and relation to unaccompanied children. On the basis of qualitative interviews the study aims to understand the trustees’ role and relation to unaccompanied children. We chose to interview nine trustees to achieve a better insight of the trustees roll. We analyzed the interviews and tried to gain a better knowledge about a guardian ad litem mission, role and relationship to unaccompanied children with role theory and concepts off pastoral power and trust. Our results demonstrate that the guardian ad litem task is complex. Their mission in the legislation is not clearly defined but it covers the general welfare of the child. Complying with unaccompanied children to various meetings with government agencies such as immigration office, tax office, social services, and help with their finances. As a conclusion we now understand that to be a guardian ad litem to unaccompanied children requires a great deal of effort and commitment. They have to actively be able to engage themselves into the role of a guardian ad litem. A guardian ad litem is like a parent for these children helping and guiding those to the new society.