II UKN 286/98
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Divorced spouse denied family pension as marital community ends at divorce, not at death.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the widow's cassation appeal regarding her claim for a family pension after her husband's death. The applicant argued that their de facto cohabitation and mutual support constituted a continuing marital community despite the legal divorce. The court ruled that the statutory requirement for a marital community applies only to widows, not divorced spouses, as the legal bond terminates upon divorce.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 41 ust. 3 ustawy o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin; Art. 31 Kodeksu rodzinnego i opiekuńczego: The right to a family pension for a divorced spouse is contingent upon establishing alimony rights, as the legal marital community ceases to exist upon divorce.
Keywords
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family pension
divorced spouse
marital community
alimony rights
Supreme Court
social benefits
cohabitation
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 41 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 14 grudnia 1982 r. o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin
Art. 31 Kodeksu rodzinnego i opiekuńczego
Art. 24 ustawy z dnia 10 grudnia 1993 r. o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym żołnierzy zawodowych oraz ich rodzin
Art. 393 § 12 KPC