Divorce and separation

A legal guide

Separacja.pl is a website providing general legal information about separation and divorce in Poland. 

It deals with family law issues, including divorce, separation, custody, visitation, child support/maintenance contracts, property division and parental authority. Its aim is to help you find quick answers to basic questions concerning legal issues relating to divorce and separation. This is an essential guide for anyone considering a divorce or separation.

Definition of differences between separation and divorce

This section provides some important separation and divorce information you need to know. Here you will find the definitions of divorce and separation as well as a description of the basic differences between them. It will help you to make the right decision.

Separation
without separation

Do you know that you can obtain most of the legal consequences of separation without a court judgment - you simply go to a notary.

Costs of separation
and divorce

The following are the court fees and examples of divorce attorney fees.

Attorney's
assistance

In divorce or separation cases it is advisable to consult a qualified attorney.

Separation - how is it handled in court?

There are two possible procedures: a simplified procedure, which is cheaper and faster, and the ordinary procedure, which might take as long as divorce and cost as much.

Divorce - how is it handled in court?

There is only one court procedure but there are ways to accelerate the proceedings.

Effects
of separation

What will you gain and what will you lose on the separation judgment.

Consequences of divorce

What will you gain and what you will lose on the divorce decree.

Maintenance

When adjudicating a divorce, the court always decides on maintenance. What to do to make their height correct?

Life decomposition
wines

Do you know that in the entire search for a breakdown of life is really about money.

Parental
authority

A case for divorce or separation is a good opportunity to regulate in detail the issues of parental responsibility. This will avoid any problems for the future.

Contacts

The court, deciding on the separation or divorce, usually decides on the place of residence of the child (with the mother or with the father) and on the contact with the child of the parent who does not live with him

Property
matters

Often the spouses live together after divorce or separation until the court ruled on the division of joint property. During the time of living together, they can use the house or flat on the basis of the so-called division into use determined by the court.

Separation and divorce, the church marriage, and the so-called "church divorce"

Do you know that after separation or divorce is decreed by the court, a marriage continues in effect in the light of canon law.

International
affairs

A foreign divorce or separation judgment is effective in Poland, but sometimes it must be recognized in court

knowledge

Glossary of basic concepts

Lawyers tend to complicate simple things. In our website you will find in an accessible way the basic concepts of divorce and separation.

Applicable regulations

Here you will find the text of current regulations on divorce and separation

Jurisdiction

Texts of judgments with justifications on divorce and separation

NEWS

Establishment of separate property between spouses without retroactive effect in the event of a persistent lack of financial cooperation between the parties

2026-11-05

PLEASE NOTE: the following is an automatic translation Pursuant to Article 52, § 1 of the Family and Guardianship Code (k.r.o.), either spouse may request […]

Right to request a spouse’s eviction in separation proceedings

2026-10-19

PLEASE NOTE: the following is an automatic translation Separation proceedings, much like divorce proceedings, are not limited solely to determining the future status of the […]

Joint custody

2026-09-18

PLEASE NOTE: the following is an automatic translation Work is currently underway at the Ministry of Justice on a comprehensive reform of family law, one […]

De facto and formal separation and family benefits

2026-08-17

Pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 28 November 2003 on family benefits (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1208), family allowance and allowance […]

Separation Does Not Always Exclude Survivor Pension

2026-07-20

The judgment of the District Court in Łódź of November 6, 2025, demonstrates that a separation does not automatically mean the loss of the right […]

Caregiver Benefits and the Marriage of a Person Requiring Care

2026-06-02

ATTENTION – THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION FROM POLISH The provisions regarding caregiver benefits continue to raise numerous doubts in administrative practice. One of the […]