Due to the fact that there are more and more demands to introduce the institution of a „child’s advocate” into Polish law, the article discusses its form presented in the draft Family Code of July 2018. At the same time, the institution’s own proposal for regulation was presented, as well as the results of a pilot survey conducted as part of the project: „Standards of helping a child in the event of separation of parents” and during training organized by the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution: „The situation of a child in a parental divorce conflict – civil and criminal aspects”.