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Emigration is moving to another country. Since Lithuania joined the European Union (EU), the country's population mobility rights have been implemented more widely. As the Lithuanian population acquires another citizenship, the citizenship of the Union, the free movement of persons is ensured. During the economic recession the trend of international migration of habitants of Lithuania showed up very clearly. The intensifying emigration of Lithuanian population affects the country's economic-social development, it causes damages to families and their children as well. The child's parents having emigrated disrupt the socialization process and this leads to different negative outcomes for a child (eg, psychological, social, legal, etc.). Existing institutions do not provide welfare and services to provide assistance needed for a child, therefore an empirical study to determine the population's opinion on social and legal assistance to children of emigrated parents in Elektrenai district. The study included 148 residents of the district. Aim: To investigate the social - legal aid for children of emigrated parents, the opinion. Object of the research: social - legal aid for children of emigrated parents; Objectives: 1. To clarify the preconditions of social and legal assistance to children of emigrated parents: 2. To reveal opportunities of the social and legal assistance what concerns social work; 3. To investigate the opinion of the residents of Elektrenai district on social - legal aid for children of emigrated parents; Hypothesis. The emigration process in Lithuania is more intense because of social, economic and other reasons, and social and legal aid provided does not meet the population's needs. Most of the emigration cases are young families in search of better living conditions, this leads to various consequences for children, because they are temporarily left in the maintenance and care of relatives or even people they do not know well. Research methods: Theoretical: The analyses of scientific literature relating to the problems treated in work. Diagnostic: a survey of the residents in Elketrėnai district to find out their views on social and legal assistance to children of emigrated parents; Statistical: data analysis and interpretations, the calculation of percentages, correlation analysis, graphic Analysis. After summarizing of the empirical findings the following can be concluded: ● Elektrenai institutions providing social services and legal aid: More than a third of respondents stressed schools – 36,5%, Children's Day Care Centre Children Rights Protection Service: - 35,8%; a third of respondents mentioned Child Care Office – 33,1% , a quarter – 25,7% Educational-Psychological Service – 25,7%, and a small proportion of respondents mentioned the Social Support Unit – 8,8%, non-governmental organizations (NGO) – 3,4%, and the Education Department - 2%. ● basic social and legal forms of assistance: psychological counseling - 80.4%, social care - 75.7%, care of the child in temporary custody – 71,6%, social care – 58,1%, monetary social support – 49,3% special social allowance – 38,5%; ● People in the region of Elektrenai believe that children of emigrated parents various social and legal assistance, expansion of networks of institutions of psychological help and of the day care centers, as well as children's employment and programs for their social development. In addition, one quarter (20,3%) of respondents stress the need to initiate the creation of new jobs and employers flexibility in respect of the family (for example, to combine family and work responsibilities), and amendments to laws, tightening parental responsibility of a temporarily abandoned child (14,8%).

Emigration is moving to another country. Since Lithuania joined the European Union (EU), the country's population mobility rights have been implemented more widely. As the Lithuanian population acquires another citizenship, the citizenship of the Union, the free movement of persons is ensured. During the economic recession the trend of international migration of habitants of Lithuania showed up very clearly. The intensifying emigration of Lithuanian population affects the country's economic-social development, it causes damages to families and their children as well. The child's parents having emigrated disrupt the socialization process and this leads to different negative outcomes for a child (eg, psychological, social, legal, etc.). Existing institutions do not provide welfare and services to provide assistance needed for a child, therefore an empirical study to determine the population's opinion on social and legal assistance to children of emigrated parents in Elektrenai district. The study included 148 residents of the district. Aim: To investigate the social - legal aid for children of emigrated parents, the opinion. Object of the research: social - legal aid for children of emigrated parents; Objectives: 1. To clarify the preconditions of social and legal assistance to children of emigrated parents: 2. To reveal opportunities of the social and legal assistance what concerns social work; 3. To investigate the opinion of the residents of Elektrenai district on social - legal aid for children of emigrated parents; Hypothesis. The emigration process in Lithuania is more intense because of social, economic and other reasons, and social and legal aid provided does not meet the population's needs. Most of the emigration cases are young families in search of better living conditions, this leads to various consequences for children, because they are temporarily left in the maintenance and care of relatives or even people they do not know well. Research methods: Theoretical: The analyses of scientific literature relating to the problems treated in work. Diagnostic: a survey of the residents in Elketrėnai district to find out their views on social and legal assistance to children of emigrated parents; Statistical: data analysis and interpretations, the calculation of percentages, correlation analysis, graphic Analysis. After summarizing of the empirical findings the following can be concluded: ● Elektrenai institutions providing social services and legal aid: More than a third of respondents stressed schools – 36,5%, Children's Day Care Centre Children Rights Protection Service: - 35,8%; a third of respondents mentioned Child Care Office – 33,1% , a quarter – 25,7% Educational-Psychological Service – 25,7%, and a small proportion of respondents mentioned the Social Support Unit – 8,8%, non-governmental organizations (NGO) – 3,4%, and the Education Department - 2%. ● basic social and legal forms of assistance: psychological counseling - 80.4%, social care - 75.7%, care of the child in temporary custody – 71,6%, social care – 58,1%, monetary social support – 49,3% special social allowance – 38,5%; ● People in the region of Elektrenai believe that children of emigrated parents various social and legal assistance, expansion of networks of institutions of psychological help and of the day care centers, as well as children's employment and programs for their social development. In addition, one quarter (20,3%) of respondents stress the need to initiate the creation of new jobs and employers flexibility in respect of the family (for example, to combine family and work responsibilities), and amendments to laws, tightening parental responsibility of a temporarily abandoned child (14,8%).