Member of the team Zielonka & Partners since 2015. Currently, as a Partner of the Law Firm, she manages 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 authority as well as alimony and child support payment with cross-border aspect. She also has special experience in proceedings regarding the division of joint property of an international nature.
She conducts cases for the return of children under the 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.
Advocate Katarzyna Lewicka- Krzysztowczyk is a member of international legal organizations such as International Society of Family Law, International Academy of Famaily 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.
Advocate 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
General 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 the scope of exercising visitation rights or taking away a minor as part of a judgment issued under the Convention on the civil aspects of abduction of 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 Famaily Law, International Child Abduction Platform, and one of the founders of the Polish Association of Private International Law.
Contact: l.zielonka@lzw-law.com
Providing legal service for german speaking client 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 provding service 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. He provides legal assistance in divorce cases, for the division of joint property in matters of marriage contracts. She advises clients on all problems that araised related to general legal situation of both spouses and life partners (cohabitation).
She is a member of the District Chamber of Legal Advisers . She graduate 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. He provides legal services in Polish and German.
Contact: info@divorceinpoland.com
Below you will find examples of International family proceedings we were engaged into representation for our foreign clients. Table containes short specification of the cases including:
| FILE NUMBER OF THE CASE | Seat of the Court | Jurisdiction | 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 | Austria 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 | Poland vs Norway | 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 | Poland vs Netherlands | Establishing visitation rights pursuant to art. 113 of Family Code |
| VII C 175/15 | Warszawa | Netherlands vs 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 | United 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 | Poland vs Germany | 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 | Poland vs Iceland | Divorce pursuant to art. 58 Family Code |
| III Ca 1229/15 | Gliwice | Germany vs Poland | Regulation of visitation rights and child suport payment pursuant to art. 127 and 113 Family Code |
| III Nsm 373/16 | Trzebnica | Poland vs Germany | Regulation of visitation rights pursuant to art. 113 Family Code |
| III RC 59/16 | Wrocław | Divorce and residence permit;
Marriage concluded outside of the Republic of Poland, | |
| V RC 601/16 | Warszawa | Poland vs Denmark | 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 | Poland vs USA | 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 | Poland vs Germany | Establishing visitation rights pursuant to rt. 113 Family Code |
| III Nsm 386/17 | Wrocław | Poland vs Germany | Changing minor’s family name pursuant to art. 90 § 1 Family Code |
| VI Co 681/17 | Warszawa | Poland vs Grait Britain | 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 | Poland vs USA | Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child suport payment pursuant to art. 58 Family Code |
| III RC 20/17 | Głubczyce | Poland vs Netherlands | Child suport payment pursuant to art. 127 Family Code |
| III Nsm 595/17 | Wołomin/ Warszawa | Israel 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) |
| I Ns 182/18 | Wołomin | Great Britain vs 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 | Hong Kong vs Poland | Agreement for the abolition of joint ownership of real estate in Poland |
| Out of court case | Wrocław | Great Britain vs Poland | Division of assets in a cohabitation relationship |
| III Nms 511/18 | Wrocław | Ireland 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) |
| Out of the court case 2018 | Warszawa | France vs Poland | Cohabitation agreement |
| XIII RC 3290 – 18 | Wrocław | France vs Poland | Divorce pursuant to art. 58 Family Code |
| IV Nsm 1180 – 18 | Białystok | USA vs 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 | Switzerland vs Poland | Divorce pursuant to art. 58 Family Code |
| XIII Ns 93 – 19 | Wrocław | Great Britain 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) |
| Out of court case 2019 | Wrocław | Ukraine vs Poland | Division of assets after divorce |
| III Nsm 149 – 19 | Wrocław | Germany vs Poland | Regulation of permanent residence of minor child |
| Out of the court case 2019 | Warszawa | Finnland vs Poland | Cohabitation agreement |
| I Co 2362/19 | Piaseczno | Great Britain vs Poland | Division of joint assests of spouses |
| III Nsm 1033/19 | Rzeszów | France vs Poland | Limitation of parental authority, altering of parental authority |
| I Ns 54/19- SO | Białystok | 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) |
| IV Nsm 1180/18 | Białystok | Portugal vs Poland | Limitation of parental authority, |
| IV Nsm 1894/19- | Białystok | Portugal vs Poland | Establishing visitation rights |
| I RC 944/19 | Legnica | Singapore vs Poland | Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child suport payment based on art. 58 of Family Code |
| Out of court | Szczecin | Greece vs Poland | Cohabitation agreement |
| I ACa 407/19 | Wrocław | Great Britain vs Poland | Enforcement of judgement I ACa 407/19 |
| Out of the court case 2019 | Warszawa | India vs Poland | Division of joint assests of spouses after divorce |
| XIII RC 182/20 | Wrocław | Nigeria vs Poland | Divorce pursuant to art. 58 Family Code |
| XVIII C 840/20 | Poznań | Germany vs Poland | Divorce, regulation of parental authority and child suport payment based on art. 58 of Family Code |
| II Ns 244/20 | Warszawa | Great Britain vs 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 | Bolesławiec | 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 | Republic of Pakistan vs Poland | 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 | USA v Finland | 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 | Rzeszotary | Republic of Malta vs 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 |
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