Aim: The article is regarding learning about the direction of changes in the contemporary family and the conditions of its functioning. Transformations of the family functions are made under the influence of political, economic, social and legislative changes. These changes make many of the tasks previously performed by the family to be now carried out outside of it. Methods: A diagnostic survey was adopted as the leading method of collecting materials and organizing research. In order to get to know the assumed problem, the original questionnaire for a student with a family and a questionnaire for the student’s parents were used as the basic tools. Results: The results of the conducted research indicate a significant change regarding the procreative function. Students definitely more often 32.8% than their parents (7.8%) give this function a high rank. Significant changes have also taken place in the scope of caring functions. The analysis of research results shows that the examined students more often than their parents gave this function a high weight (75% and 56.3%, respectively).The cultural-social function is important for the surveyed students, for more than half of them (53.1%). In contrast, in families of the origin of students, this function for 65.6% of parents was of low rank. In modern families, the economic function is becoming increasingly important. The research results show that the parents of the surveyed students indicated much less frequently than their children function as the highest (32.8%), while 64.1% of the surveyed students gave this function a significant rank indicating it as the second after the caring function in the validity of all family functions Conclusions: The analysis showed that almost all functions traditionally attributed to the family are by this environment is realized, however, many changes in the scope of their conditioning are discernible various factors. Transformations of the family functions are made under the influence of political, economic, social and legislative changes. These changes make many of the tasks previously performed by the family to be now carried out outside of it.