What questions to ask a lawyer about child custody

The first consultation with a lawyer can very often cause us fear and anxiety. We wonder what questions to ask and how the consultation will proceed. In today’s article, we would like to show you what questions  you can ask a lawyer regarding matters related to parental authority. What types of parental authority exist in the Polish […]

Vaccination of a child against COVID 19 and the parents’ dispute about it

In today’s article, we would like to focus on a topic that is very important in terms of the current situation around the world. For more than two years, Poland has been struggling with the COVID-19 epidemic. After numerous studies conducted by scientists all over the world, society has been given the opportunity to protect […]

Forced removal of a person subject to parental authority or guardianship

In today’s article we would like to present the issue of forcible removal of a person under parental authority or custody. This topic is important primarily from the perspective of the parent whose ability to maintain contact with the child or to exercise parental authority is limited.   As a general rule, proceedings for the […]

Threat of injunction and injunction of payment

Today’s article will be devoted entirely to the matter of the threat of injunctive relief and consequently, an order for payment. What it means and when we can apply for such a solution, we will try to present to you below.   According to the Family and Guardianship Code in force, and in principle Article […]

Parental abduction and return of a child under the Hague Convention

Parental conflicts very often directly affect the parties’ minor children. After the separation the parents, although initially they agreed on the conditions of child custody and issues related to the child’s place of residence, after some time they cease to abide by them. What if, despite a foreign judgment determining the issues related to minors, […]

When the court can declare separation between spouses ?

Today’s article is devoted to the institution of separation, and in fact, the events that affect its decision or not by the court. The word separation comes from the Latin word “separatio” which means disconnection, separation or affiliation. When trying to define the institution which is separation it should be undoubtedly emphasized that it consists […]

Can the prosecutor bring an action to establish or deny paternity and to establish ineffectiveness of acknowledgment of paternity?

Today’s article is devoted to the person of the public prosecutor, in fact, we tried to explain to you whether he has the right to initiate proceedings to establish or deny paternity and to determine the ineffectiveness of the acknowledgment of paternity.

Divorce and the determination of paternity issues

The issue of establishing paternity is very important after the birth of a child from the legal point of view because its absence may cause many formal problems. Polish regulations directly provide for situations when the mother’s husband is considered the father of the child. But what if the child was born after the divorce […]

Marriage concluded abroad vs. divorce and decree of parental responsibility in Poland

Nowadays our world is more and more globalized. It is very often the case that people from different parts of the world are getting married. Often their lives may turn out differently, which of course happens in every marriage. But what if people from different countries, who got married abroad, want to get divorced in […]

The idea of the Polish government to introduce the “Family Information Procedure”

The Family Information Procedure is meant to be a way of reconciling spouses who have minor children together. However, in situations where reconciliation is not possible, these proceedings are aimed, as far as possible, in the speedy and conflict-free implementation of the divorce or separation, taking into account the best interests of the children.