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Supreme Court dismisses appeal; divorced spouse's name change declaration must be personal before civil registrar.

Case Number III ARN 78/95
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed Dobrosława K.'s appeal against the refusal to register her declaration to revert to her pre-marital surname. Although she submitted the document via a Polish ambassador in Mexico due to her residence abroad, the court held that Article 59 of the Family and Guardianship Code requires personal appearance before the civil registrar. The court reasoned that this specific procedure for restoring a pre-marital name is strictly formalized and does not allow for representation by a lawyer or consular official.

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Art. 59 Kodeksu rodzinnego i opiekuńczego; Art. 25 Kodeksu rodzinnego i opiekuńczego; A declaration by a divorced spouse to return to a pre-marital surname must be made personally before the civil registrar and cannot be submitted by a representative.

Keywords

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divorced spouse name change personal appearance requirement civil registrar jurisdiction representation by proxy family law procedure consular authority limits formal name restoration

Cited Legislation

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Art. 59 Kodeksu rodzinnego i opiekuńczego
Art. 25 Kodeksu rodzinnego i opiekuńczego
Art. 62 ust. 1 pkt 5 ustawy z dnia 29 września 1986 r. - Prawo o aktach stanu cywilnego
ustawa z dnia 13 lutego 1984 r. o funkcjach konsulów PRL
ustawa z dnia 15 listopada 1956 r. o zmianie imion i nazwisk
art. 59 K.r.o
art. 207 § 5 k.p
art. 95 § 1 k.c
art. 422 § 1 k.p.c

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