Legal service in family law provided by Polish barristers and advocates.

Our services

Legal services in Poland are provided by an experienced team of lawyers, including both advocates and legal counsels We provide complex legal assistance for individual clients within the territory of the Republic of Poland. Thanks to our experience we are able to undertake appropriate workings in different fields of law quickly and efficiently. Each lawyer in our office specializes in a specific legal area, providing a solid foundation that enables our team to deliver services of the highest standard.

Our Team

Katarzyna Lewicka-Krzysztowczyk – Lawyer

A member of the Zielonka & Partners team since 2015. Currently, as a Partner at the Law Firm, she manages the department for international family law, representing foreign clients, mainly in disputes with Polish citizens.

The scope of her activities includes legal representation in cases of divorce, establishing visitation rights, regulating parental responsibility as well as child and spousal support payments with cross-border aspect. She also specializes in proceedings regarding the division of international joint property.

She conducts cases for the return of children under the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of child abduction, done at The Hague on October 25, 1980 (Journal of Laws of 1995 No. 108, item 528), and in the case of abductions within the EU Member States, taking into account the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of November 27, 2003 regarding jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 (so-called “parental abductions”) representing clients from the EU member states as well as from the United States, Australia and the Middle and Far East.

Attorney Katarzyna Lewicka-Krzysztowczyk is a member of international legal organizations such as International Society of Family Law, International Academy of Family Law, International Child Abduction Platform, European Criminal Bar Association, Fair Trials and Polish Association of Private International Law and active member of her local Wrocław Bar Association.

She graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Wrocław. She holds Chicago Kent College of Law diploma. As part of international programs, she participated in a scholarship at East Tennessee State University in the United States and at the University of Tromso in Norway.

Attorney Katarzyna Lewicka-Krzysztowczyk is author of a number of studies and articles on international family law, in particular on the application of the Hague Convention in the case of parental abductions. She regularly participates as a speaker in trainings and seminars.

Contact: k.lewicka@lzw-law.com

Tel. +48 502 775 164

Leszek Zielonka – Attorney-at-law

Managing Partner supervising the international family law department at Zielonka & Partners.

The scope of his supervision includes establishing together with other team members strategies for individual cases commissioned in the field of family law and ongoing supervision of the implementation of assumptions and their correction in order to achieve the goal outlined by the client of our Law Firm.

The involvement of the supervising partner becomes crucial while supporting the activities of lawyers from the family law department while enforcing judgments of Polish or foreign courts in the Republic of Poland, in particular in matters of exercising visitation rights or securing the return of a minor as ordered in a judgment as part of a judgment issued under the Convention on the civil aspects of abduction of a child abroad, drawn up in The Hague on October 25, 1980 (Journal of Laws of 1995 No. 108, item 528), and in the case of abductions within EU Member States, taking into account the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2201/2003 of November 27, 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 (so-called “parental abductions”).

Leszek Zielonka. Attorney-at-law, is a member of international legal organizations such as International Society of Family Law, International Academy of Family Law, International Child Abduction Platform, and one of the founders of the Polish Association of Private International Law.

Contact: l.zielonka@lzw-law.com

Tel. +48 507 110 046

Katarzyna Jagiełka – Legal Advisor

Providing legal services for German-speaking clients at the international family law department at L.Zielonka & Partners Law and Tax Firm Limited Partnership.

She is a passionate legal advisor with many years of experience. She represents her clients primarily in matters of family law, including international court cases, especially by providing services for German citizenship. Her professional activity concerns proceedings in the field of custody, alimony, and contact with children, including the general legal situation of children. She has represented her clients many times in proceedings for international child abduction, which were conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Hague Convention Act.

Legal advisor Katarzyna Jagiełka supports her clients also in marriage matters. She provides legal assistance in divorce cases, for the division of joint property in matters of marriage contracts. She advises clients on all problems that arose related to the general legal situation of both spouses and life partners (cohabitation).

She is a member of the District Chamber of Legal Advisers. She graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań, Poland, and from the Faculty of Law at the European University “VIADRINA” in Frankfurt (Oder), in Germany.

Years of experience, constant training, and cooperation in the team of the Law Firm L. Zielonka and Partners enable her to provide her clients with the best legal assistance. She provides legal services in Polish and German.

Contact: info@divorceinpoland.com

Our international family law disputes in Poland

Our international family law disputes in Poland Below you will find examples of international family proceedings in which we have represented our foreign clients. The table contains a brief specification of the cases, including:

case file number in the Polish court,
location of the court where the trial took place,
jurisdiction of the law that was taken into consideration during the proceedings,
brief case description.

FILE NUMBER OF THE CASE	SEAT OF THE COURT	COUNTRIES	CASE DESCRIPTION
III RC 2593/04	Katowice	Germany vs Poland	Determining client’ marital status, checking the file records of the divorce case and arrangements for child suport payments and visitation rights
XIII RC 2909/12	Wrocław	Norway vs Poland	Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child suport payment based on art. 58 of Family Code
III Nsm 413/12	Kluczbork	Germany vs Poland	Return of a child under the provisions of the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction as of 25. October 1980 (Journal of Laws of September 25, 1995)
IX NS 431/13	Warszawa	Spain v Poland	Recognition in Poland of a decision on separation based on art. 1145 § 1 Code of Civil Procedure in the version valid until 30.6.2009
III Nsm 755/14	Wrocław	USA vs Poland	Establishing visitation rights pursuant to art. 113 of Family Code
VII C 175/15	Warszawa	Canada v Poland	Divorce, rejection of the petition for divorce due to lack of jurisdiction under art. 1099 Code of Civil Procedure
III RC 210/15	Pszczyna	Arab Emirates v Poland	Recognition of paternity, arrangements for child suport payment and regulation of parental authority pursuant to art. 127, 72 and 93 Family Code
III RNsm 142/15	Wrocław	Sweden vs Poland	Permission to perform an activity exceeding the ordinary management of the child’s property pursuant to art. 101 § 3 Family Code
III RC 3103/15	Wrocław	Croatia v Poland	Divorce pursuant to art. 58 Family Code
III Ca 1229/15	Gliwice	Germany v Poland	Regulation of visitation rights and child suport payment pursuant to art. 127 and 113 Family Code
III Nsm 373/16	Trzebnica	Germany vPoland	Regulation of visitation rights pursuant to art. 113 Family Code
III RC 59/16	Wrocław	South Africa vs Poland	Divorce and residence permit; Marriage concluded outside of the Republic of Poland, Residence permit pursuant to marriage
V RC 601/16	Warszawa	Lituania v Poland	Establishing paternity, arrangements for child suport payment and regulation of parental authority pursuant to art. 127, 72 and 93 Family Code
IV Nsm 1243/17	Bielsko – Biała	Austria v Poland	Regulation of parental authority, visitation rights and child suport payment pursuant to art. 93, 113 and 127 Family Code
III Nsm 85/17 (III Nsm 373/16)	Wrocław	Great Briatain v Poland	Establishing visitation rights pursuant to rt. 113 Family Code
III Nsm 386/17	Wrocław	Germany v Poland	Changing minor’s family name pursuant to art. 90 § 1 Family Code
VI Co 681/17	Warszawa	Costarica v Poland	Recognition in Poland of a divorce judgement pursuant to art. 1145 § 1 Code of Civil Procedure in the version valid till 30.06.2009
VI C 2248/17	Warszawa	Denmark vs Poland	Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child suport payment pursuant to art. 58 Family Code
III RC 20/17	Głubczyce	Netherlands vs Poland	Child suport payment pursuant to art. 127 Family Code
III Nsm 595/17	Wołomin/ Warszawa	Israel v Poland	Return of a child under the provisions of the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction as of 25. October 1980 (Journal of Laws of September 25, 1995)
I Ns 182/18	Wołomin	Great Brtain v Poland	Placing of benefit payment to court deposit pursuant to art. 639 Code of Civil Procedure
III RNs 292/18	Wołomin	Great Britain vs Poland	Application for changing of legal guardian and further obligations pursuant to art. 165 Code of Civil Procedure
Out of court case	Warszawa	France v Poland	Agreement for the abolition of joint ownership of real estate in Poland
Out of court case	Wrocław	Germany v Poland	Division of assets in a cohabitation relationship
III Nms 511/18	Wrocław	Iceland v Poland	Return of a child under the provisions of the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction as of 25. October 1980 (Journal of Laws of September 25, 1995)
Out of the court case 2018	Warszawa	France v Poland	Cohabitation agreement
XIII RC 3290 – 18	Wrocław	Netherladn v Poland	Divorce pursuant to art. 58 Family Code
IV Nsm 1180 – 18	Białystok	Portugal v Poland	Regulation of parental authority, visitation rights and child suport payment pursuant to art. 93, 113 and 127 Family Code
I RC 236 – 18	Legnica	Singapur v Poland	Divorce pursuant to art. 58 Family Code
XIII Ns 93 – 19	Wrocław	China v Poland	Return of a child under the provisions of the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction as of 25. October 1980 (Journal of Laws of September 25, 1995)
Out of court case 2019	Wrocław	Spian v Poland	Division of assets after divorce
III Nsm 149 – 19	Wrocław	USA vs Poland	Regulation of permanent residence of minor child
Out of the court case 2019	Warszawa		Cohabitation agreement
I Co 2362/19	Piaseczno	Germany v Poland	Division of joint assests of spouses
III Nsm 1033/19	Rzeszów	France v Poland	Limitation of parental authority, altering of parental authority
I Ns 54/19- SO	Białystok	Sweden vs Poland	Return of a child under the provisions of the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction as of 25. October 1980 (Journal of Laws of September 25, 1995)
IV Nsm 1180/18	Białystok	Sweden vs Poland	Limitation of parental authority,
IV Nsm 1894/19-	Białystok	Portugal v Poland	Establishing visitation rights
I RC 944/19	Legnica	Switzerland vs Poland	Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child suport payment based on art. 58 of Family Code
Out of court	Szczecin	Denmark vs Poland	Cohabitation agreement
I ACa 407/19	Wrocław		Enforcement of judgement I ACa 407/19
Out of the court case 2019	Warszawa	France v Poland	Division of joint assests of spouses after divorce
XIII RC 182/20	Wrocław	Serbia v Poland	Divorce pursuant to art. 58 Family Code
XVIII C 840/20	Poznań	Germany v Poland	Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child suport payment based on art. 58 of Family Code
II Ns 244/20	Warszawa	Italy v Poland	Division of joint assests of spouses
III Nsm 1569/20	Wrocław	Great Britain vs Poland	Termination of parental authority
I C 345/20	Tarnobrzeg	Nigeria vs Poland	Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child support payment
X RC 798/21	Szczecin	Philippines vs Poland	Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child support payment
II C 3926/20	Gdańsk	Great Britain vs Poland	Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child support payment
Nsm 852/21	Gdańsk	Serbia vs Poland	Regulation of parental authority and child support payment, division of assets
pre-trial stage		Romanian vs Poland	Divorce procedure
VII Ns 662/20	Gdynia	Norway vs Poland	Division of assets
II C 2062/20	Gdańsk	Egypt vs Poland	Divorce procedure
III Nsm 400/20	Drawsko Pomorskie	Scotland vs Poland	Regulation of parental authority and child support payment
VI Co 27/21	Olsztyn	Sweden vs Poland	Declaration of enforceability of a foreign court decision, regulation of parental authority and child support payment
pre-trial stage		USA vs Poland	Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child support payment
III Nsm 249/21	Sanok	France vs Poland	Contact with a minor
XIII RC 1445/21	Wrocław	Great Britain vs Poland	Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child support payment
I C 336/21	Kalisz	Great Britain vs Poland	Divorce procedure
I Ns 1367/19	Pruszków	Great Britain vs Poland	Testament to the succession
III RC 61/21	Pruszków	Germany vs Poland	Child support
XI C 3116/21	Kraków	RPA vs Poland	Divorce procedure
XIII RC 1738/21	Wrocław	Brazil vs Poland	Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child support payment
II Ns 260/21	Wrocław	Nigeria vs Poland	Division of joint property
I Ns 134/21	Białystok	Sweden vs Poland	Ordering the return of the child
Pre trial stage	Zgierz	Irland vs Poland	Reconciliation of the land and mortgage register with the current legal status
I C 2497/21	Łódź	Irland vs Poland	Divorce procedure, regulation of parental authority and child support payment
I C 3020/21	Opole		Divorce procedure, regulation of parental authority and child support payment
I C 186/22	Ostrołęka	Philippines vs Philippines	Divorce procedure
III Nsm 18/22	Bartoszyce	Sweden vs Poland	Execution of the visitation rights with a minor
XIII Ns 605/21	Wrocław	Portugal vs Poland	Return of a child under the provisions of the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction as of 25. October 1980 (Journal of Laws of September 25, 1995)
XI C 904/22	Kraków		Divorce procedure
III Nsm 778/21	Świdnica	Portugal vs Poland	Limitation of the parental authority
III Nsm 177/22	Pisz	USA vs Poland	Regulation of the parental authority and visitation rights
Pre trial stage	Pisz	Usa v Poland	Regulation of parental responsibility
III Nsm 814/22	Wrocław	Germany vs Poland	Regulation of the parental authority and visitation rights
X RC 98/22	Szczecin	South Africa vs Poland	Divorce procedure
XIV C 817/22	Poznań/Piła	Denmark vs Poland	Divorce, alimony and custody proceedings for minors
III RC 389/22	Wrocław	Germany vs Poland	Determination of separation of property
X Rs 291/22	Szczecin	Ukraine vs Ukraine	Return of the child under the Hague Convention
I C 706/20	Tarnów	India vs Poland	Divorce case
X C 1961/22	Bydgoszcz	Mongolia vs Poland	Divorce case
III C 2342/22	Lublin	Poland vs India	Divorce case
V RC 129/22	Częstochowa	England vs Poland	The case for the settlement of maintenance obligations
I C 2593/22	Płock	Switzerland vs Poland	Divorce, alimony and custody proceedings for minors
XIII RC 2615/22	Wrocław	Great Britain vs Poland	Divorce, alimony and custody proceedings for minors
VII RC 15/23	Łódź	South America vs Poland	Establishing a maintenance obligation
VIII Nsm 114/23	Łódź	South America vs Poland	Determination of parental authority and contact with the minor
III Nsm 106/23	Sanok	France vs Poland	Establishment of contacts with the minor
III Nsm 451/22	Zduńska Wola	Italy vs Poland	Determining the whereabouts of the minor
X RC 2341/20	Szczecin	USA vs Poland	Divorce, alimony and custody proceedings for minors
X RC 682/23	Szczecin	USA vs Poland	Divorce, alimony, custody of minors and parental authority
XI C 1145/23	Kraków	Belgium vs Ukraine	Divorce
VII C 48/23	Warszawa	South America vs Poland	Divorce
V RC 163/23	Warszawa	South America vs Poland	Finding of separation of property
Pre trial stage		Poland vs Turkey	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
Pre trial stage	Warszawa	Iran vs Poland	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
III Nsm 1609/23	Wrocław	Poland vs Brazil	Taking away a person subject to parental authority
III Nsm 1619/23	Wrocław	Poland vs Brazil	Modification of the judgment on parental authority
Pre trial stage	Warszawa	Italy vs Poland	Divorce
III Nsm 60/24	Sanok	France vs Poland	Decision on important matters of the child
III Nsm 58/24	Sanok	France vs Poland	Threat to order payment
III RCo 24/24	Wrocław	India vs India	Approval of the settlement reached before a mediator on the issue of contact with the minor
III RC 107/23	Lubartów	Netherlands vs Poland	Establishment of paternity and alimony obligation
I C 2944/23	Kielce	Denmark vs Poland	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
Pre trial stage	Wrocław	Poland vs USA	Divorce
II C 1758/23	Łódź	Poland vs Serbia	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
XI C 1764/23	Szczecin	Ireland vs Poland	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
Pre trial stage	Kraków	Italy vs Poland	Establishment of paternity, regulation of parental authority, contact with a minor child and maintenance obligations
Pre trial stage	Kobierzyce	Poland vs Poland	Determining the whereabouts of minors, parental authority and the manner of contact with minors
XII C 2325/23	Poznań	Germany vs Poland	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
Pre trial stage	Wrocław	Italy vs Ukraine	Determination of parental authority, method of contact with the minor and alimony
Pre trial stage	Warszawa		Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
V Nsm 138/23	Warszawa	France vs Poland	Regulation of parental authority, residence and contact with a minor child
Pre trial stage		Estonia vs Estonia	Issue of parental abduction, regulation of parental authority, residence and contact with a minor child
Pre trial stage	Lublin	Philippines vs Poland	Divorce
Pre trial stage	Warszawa	Spain vs Spain	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
I 2 C 890/23	Koszalin	US vs Poland	Divorce
XIII RC 1122/24	Wrocław	Poland vs France	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
X RNs 457/23	Szczecin	Poland vs Greece	Ordering the return of the minor
XII C 1086/24	Łódź	England vs Poland	Divorce
VI Nsm 1905/24	Warszawa	Brazil vs Poland	Contact with minor
VII C 793/24	Warszawa	UK vs Poland	Divorce
III Nsm 51/24	Sopot	Canada vs Poland	Parental authority
III RC 168/24	Wrocław	India vs Poland	Establishing paternity
XI C 2803/24	Kraków	Jordan vs Poland	Divorce
III RC 101/24	Sanok	France vs Poland	Alimony
III Nsm 951/24	Wrocław	Turkey vs Poland	Insight into the situation of minors, limitation of parental authority
I C 818/24	Krosno	France vs Poland	Protection of personal rights
III Nsm 298/24	Sanok	France vs Poland	Decision on important matters concerning the child – vaccination consent
XIII RC 666/24	Wrocław	Spain vs Poland	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
Pre trial stage	Krosno	USA vs Poland	Contact with minor
VI C 1632/24	Warszawa	RPA vs Poland	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
III Nsm 29/25	Mikołów	USA vs Poland	Parental authority and custody of a minor
I Ns 20/24	Wrocław	Germany vs Poland	Division of joint assets
I 2C 4/24	Koszalin	Bulgaria vs Poland	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
I 2C 1225/19	Koszalin	USA vs Poland	Divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
XI C 527/25	Kraków	Irleland vs Macendonia	divorce
X RC 2220/24	Szczecin	USA vs Poland	divorce, alimony, contact with minors, custody of minors and parental authority
I Ns 8/25	Poznań	Ireland vs Poland	parental abduction
III RC 8/25	Mikołów	USA vs Poland	alimony

Testimonials

“I had a great experience working with Ms. Lewicka on my divorce. Living in Singapore and having my ex-wife moved to Poland, Ms. Lewicka have managed independently the whole process with an ideal outcome of the final result. Excellent, professional, personalized and fully dedicated approach. I strongly recommend!”

Ivan M.

“..we found the Wroclaw based and English speaking company L. Zielonka & Partners. Eureka! With their wonderful advocate Katarzyna Lewicka at the helm, all has been safely secured. Final verdicts, deeds, various fatuous, absurd claims, help with estate agents, so forth. They have been most friendly, supportive, communicative and effective in so many ways…”

David C.

“…Kasia helped me to understand the process of Polish Family court and guided me through the process. I have now a court order for frequent contact with my 5 year old daughter, and we are very happy. I am now planning my first vacation with my daughter this summer and very excited to go on great adventures in Poland. An option for vacations abroad are also part of the court order. I’ve never seen my daughter so happy, a large weight from both our shoulders. Let the good times roll…”

Ruairi M.

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We provide services throughout the area of Poland. Our lawyers acting of behalf the foreign clients in all courts throughout the area of Poland. Examples of the seat of the court where the trial was provided you can find in page “cases”.