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The subject of this article is the constitutional conditions for the introduction into Polish law of extrajudicial divorce by mutual consent of the spouses. The issue under consideration is of particu-lar importance in the context of reported proposals to introduce extrajudicial divorce by mutual consent of the spouses into Polish law. The implementation of such an intention must remain con-sistent with the constitutional principle of the Republic of Poland, which places the institution of marriage under its protection and care (Article 18 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2 April 1997) and from which is derived the obligation to enact legislation to guarantee the per-manence of marriage. The analysis carried out demonstrates that an extrajudicial divorce by mu-tual consent of the spouses in certain circumstances will be able to be considered compatible with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2 April 1997.