Nowadays situation of Polish families becomes a subject of many passionate discussions, conducted from the theoretical, ideological and philosophy of life perspective and from practice of social life. In this context it is worth considering how people with potentially the greatest impact on the creation of a formal, legal framework for functioning of Polish family see its contemporary situation. Politicians point of view on diffi culties in existence of the polish family will be associated with propositions of revisions of the law, determining direction and form of legislative initiatives relevant to this area of society. In this article I present results of research on the contemporary problems of Polish family in the eyes of politicians from parties which have been most signifi cant for social life, setting up the Polish parliament in 2007-2010, while functioning to this day: PiS, PO, PSL and SLD. To complement this image I also show family problems present in the election programs of this parties in 2011.