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Jul
2023
3
Obligation to adjudicate on joint residence of spouses
When dissolving an existing marriage, the court makes decisions regarding various aspects of the spouses' previous life together. One of these areas is decisions regarding […]
Jun
2023
2
Does cohabitation by one ex-spouse exempt the other?from the maintenance obligation?
In the judgment I CKN 788/97 of 1998, the Supreme Court stated that remaining in cohabitation by a divorced spouse entitled to alimony is not […]
May
2023
5
Increasing alimony in a divorce case before the second instance
The Court of Appeal in Kraków, in its judgment of June 15, 2021, reference number I ACa 1006/19, focused on the issue of increasing the […]
Apr
2023
4
Constitutional right to two instances in divorce cases
In the judgment of January 29, 2021, file ref. I CZ 77/20, the Supreme Court ruled that the court of second instance is obliged to […]
Mar
2023
3
Changing the spouse’s name after divorce
One of the declarations that the spouses submit to the head of the State Office Civil (or before the consul in exceptional cases), there is […]
Feb
2023
3
Divorces from the USSR
The decree of February 3, 1947 is the legal basis for recognizing divorces granted on the basis of the provisions of Soviet law by the […]
Jan
2023
2
Finding fault in a divorce case of a spouse who was not found guilty in a prior separation case
In the judgment I ACa 100/21, the Court of Appeal in Kraków ruled that in order to determine the fault of the spouse who was […]
Dec
2022
2
The institution of separation in Polish law against the background of European solutions
Undoubtedly, one of the central points of reference for family law as a separate sub-branch of civil law is the institution of divorce and separation. […]
Nov
2022
4
Helping a spouse in separation – considerations of equity
At the unanimous request of the spouses or at the request of one of them, the competent regional court, in the event of a complete […]
Oct
2022
3
Separation through the fault of the spouse as a basis for excluding him from statutory inheritance from the deceased spouse
Pursuant to Art. 940 of the Civil Code (Act of April 23, 1964 - i.e. Journal of Laws of 2022, item 1360, as amended), the […]