The article presents the main findings of the survey of files of 181 cases in which a ban on contact with children was adjudicated and became legally binding by the end of 2017. The survey was carried out by the Institute of Justice. The survey showed that ban on contact with a child is adjudicated relatively rarely. The general assessment of the case law is positive, nevertheless the author presents a number of suggestions of how it can be improved. She suggests, among others, a change in the practice of treating the child as a participant in the proceedings; more frequent use of direct hearing of the child; treating the admission of psychological and pedagogical opinions as a rule; effective actions in order to establish the position in respect of the person who is to be banned from contacting the child. The author points to the validity of the long-term assessment of the child’s good and distinction between the protection of the child’s interest and the interest of the ‘primary carer’.