My dissertation thesis is concerned with the theme of divorce and its civil-law consequences. It would be difficult to find any other legal concept in the real life that has undergone so many changes as divorce and the associated civil-law consequences. While compiling this thesis I strived to become acquainted primarily with any available theoretical sources, such as commentary literature, specialised books, legal textbooks and, last but not least, also specialised magazines, both printed, such as Právní rozhledy, Soudní rozhledy, Rodinné právo, Právo a rodina and Právní rádce, including magazines published by relevant professional chambers - Bulletin advokacie (Czech Bar Association), Ad Notam (Notary Chamber of the Czech Republic) and Komorní listy (Chamber of Distrainers of the Czech Republic), and the electronic ones, such as epravo.cz or eLAW.cz. Where relevant legal opinions on a particular matter varied, I recorded this plurality of opinions and, at the same time, I formulated my own stance. As the topic of my thesis consisted in studying applicable law, I heavily stressed that account should be taken of any decisions of general courts as well as of the Constitutional Court. Where the court case-law had been developing over the years and either inconsistent or even contradictory legal...