Recently issues that are associated with the phenomenon of migration are increasingly raised in the world. In Ukraine migration processes have been known since its independence and over the years the migration of the population has become more and more massive. For the Ukrainian society labor migration which is caused by various socio-economic factors is particularly widespread. In this regard among scholars discussions are often concerning to its impact: they distinguish both the positive and the negative aspects of the migration process of the population. In this article the impact of labor migration is considered in the context of ensuring the right of the child to proper parenting in a situation where parents working abroad are forced to leave their child with other people. When solving the material problems of the family parents can not properly pay attention to the education of their own children. As a result an entire generation of abandoned children grows up. By examining the legal and regulatory aspects of the family upbringing we see that the duty to raise a child incumbent first of all on parents. In this case their behavior should be accompanied by the commission of appropriate actions aimed at the spiritual and physical development of the child the formation of his/her personality care concern etc. The analysis of the current legislation of Ukraine shows the existence of certain legal and organizational principles of state regulation of external labor migration. However there are no legal provisions regarding the right of the child to be raised by parents working abroad. In view of this the article proposes certain solutions the adoption of which at the legislative level will help to resolve the situation concerned.