About the Project
Family Law and Economic Security in the V4 is a comparative research initiative bringing together leading family law experts from Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, and Poland to examine how legal systems protect individuals and families when relationships break down.
Implementation Period
20 May 2026
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20 July 2027
Focus Area
Public Policy and Institutional Partnership
Connecting expert communities to find joint solutions to common policy challenges.
Participating Countries
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Slovakia
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Czechia
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Hungary
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Poland
The project is co-financed by the governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
Why This Project Matters
Economic Security
Outdated family law systems can leave divorced or separated partners—especially caregivers—financially vulnerable.
Comparative Research
The project identifies shared legal challenges across V4 countries using a historical and comparative approach.
Policy Reform
The goal is to develop practical, region-specific recommendations for modern family law systems.
Project Partners
The project brings together leading academic institutions from Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, and Poland to ensure a strong comparative legal and interdisciplinary approach to family law and economic security research.
EVENTS & PROJECT OUTPUTS
The project brings together legal scholars, researchers, policymakers, and students from across the V4 region through a series of workshops, conferences, and collaborative research activities. Alongside these events, the project will produce comparative academic and policy outputs focused on strengthening family law and economic security in Central Europe.
The project will produce
