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I UZP 8/11 AI generated

Supreme Court allows funeral benefit for separated spouse based on social aid and mutual support duties.

Case Number I UZP 8/11
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether a separated spouse qualifies for a funeral benefit. The Social Insurance Institution denied the claim, arguing that separation equates to divorce and thus excludes the spouse from the family definition. The Court ruled in favor of the claimant, establishing that the marital bond persists and mutual support obligations remain despite separation. Consequently, the right to the benefit is granted as a form of social aid for covering funeral costs.

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Art. 77 ust. 1 pkt 4 ustawy o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych; Art. 614 Kodeksu rodzinnego i opiekuńczego: The right to a funeral benefit extends to a spouse in separation because the marital bond persists, mutual support obligations remain, and the benefit serves as social aid for covering funeral expenses.

Keywords

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funeral benefit entitlement spouse in separation social aid purpose mutual support obligation family member definition separation legal effects social insurance law

Cited Legislation

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Art. 77 ust. 1 pkt 4 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r. o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych
Art. 77 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r. o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych
Art. 614 Kodeksu rodzinnego i opiekuńczego
Art. 390 § 1 k.p.c.
art. 614 § 1 k.r.o
art. 390 § 1 k.p.c
art. 614 k.r.o
art. 1 § 1 k.r.o
art. 17 k.r.o
art. 55 k.r.o

Cited Case Law

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II FSK 373/07
II SA/Bd 797/10
II SA/Łd 223/09
I UK 17/04
Marital community ends only upon divorce or annulment; factual separation does not terminate it for social security purposes.
II UK 248/04
Supreme Court rejects cassation, affirming marital community presumption when divorce or separation is not declared.
III UK 60/06
I UK 67/07
Supreme Court rules separation decree excludes widow's family pension rights under Social Security Act unless alimony was established.
II UK 105/06
Supreme Court allows family pension claim by overturning lower court's finding of marital community breakdown.
III CZP 140/08
Funeral allowance under Social Insurance Act does not offset civil court funeral cost compensation.

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