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“I've Got Nothing to Pay With.” Child Support When the Other Parent Claims to Have Nothing

Minimum wage on paper, flat-rate self-employment, assets moved to relatives. How Czech courts set child support when a parent claims to have nothing.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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Domestic Violence When Parents Take Turns Caring for the Children: Protection That Doesn't Require Living Together

Parents who share care often don't seek court protection from violence because they live apart. Since July 2025, living together is no longer required.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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Grandma Wants to See Her Grandchild: When Grandparents Have a Right to Contact, and When the Court Must Act Fast

After a divorce or a parent's death, grandparents are often first to lose contact. The law grants them contact, but not automatically: the child's interests decide.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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How Far Apart Can Parents Live and Still Share Care? Moving Away, Two Schools and Who Does the Driving

When one parent moves hundreds of kilometres away, can shared care still work? The Constitutional Court says distance alone decides nothing.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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The Other Parent Won't Hand Over the Child: Police, a Fine or the Court?

You have a judgment, but the other parent won't hand over the child. The police can do little; enforcement, fines from CZK 5,000 and substitute contact can.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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You've Received an Application for a Provisional Decision on Your Child. What Now?

Since January 2026, interim arrangements for children are made by provisional decision, with no appeal. How to respond, and what if the court ruled without you.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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Child Custody Disputes: What Every Parent Needs to Know — and What You Won't Escape

Custody proceedings are not an ordinary civil case. The central figure is not the parent but the child. Ten things recent Constitutional Court case law tells parents, even when it hurts.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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When a Child Refuses to Visit the Other Parent: Law vs. Reality

Your child refuses to go to the other parent. Are you breaking a court order? Could you be fined? What the law says and what happens in practice, without simple answers.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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Child Support After the 2026 Reform: How Much, How Long, and What If They Don't Pay

How a court sets child support after the 2026 Czech reform, what to do when the other parent does not pay, and when it makes sense to ask for a reduction. Clearly and without unnecessary stress.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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Uncontested vs. Contested Divorce: Which Is Faster, Cheaper, and Less Painful

Agreed or contested divorce? A comparison after the 2026 Czech family law reform: conditions, costs, length of proceedings and what it means for children.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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What Changed in Czech Family Law in January 2026 — and What It Means for You

The January 2026 reform, the broadest in a decade, changed Czech divorce, childcare, enforcement and child support. What it means for parents, in plain English.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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Domestic Violence and the Law: What You Can Do and Where to Find Help

What domestic violence means under Czech law, and how police eviction, a court's interim measure and a criminal complaint work. Contacts and options, without judgement.

Mgr. Bára Bartoňková

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