The family represents a natural environment within which love, support and understanding are provided, with an emphasis on the protection of the rights and welfare of the child. However, when a child’s well-being becomes compromised by staying in a dysfunctional family that is unfavorable to the child, state intervention is needed. This paper describes the measure of separating a child from the family, with stressing the emergency measure. These measures are part of the Family law that prescribes „measures for the protection of the rights and welfare of the child“ (ObZ, 2020.), which may be found within the jurisdiction of the CWS or the court itself. Therefore, the procedure related to the „measure of separation of the child“ is described, as well as the urgent measure of separation and placement of the child outside the family. Other measures that may follow after the mentioned separation are included. Since appropriate placement must be found when a child is separated, a separate chapter of this paper explains the process of finding accommodation, which includes a decision on alternative care, a plan for providing and lasting care, and an assessment of the applicability and treatment of the UNICEF Alternative Child Guidelines. In this day and age, separating a child from the family is a very sensitive area and is extremely stressful for social care professionals. Therefore, the paper presents visions of experts on the measure and foster care, as one of the choices of accommodation. Key words : family, child, separation, measures