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III CO 236/23 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal, confirming Gliwice court jurisdiction over divorce suit based on defendant's domicile.

Case Number III CO 236/23
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the Lower Court's designation of the Gliwice District Court as the competent forum for the divorce action. The plaintiff sought to file the suit in a different location, while the defendant resided in Gliwice, making it the proper venue under civil procedure law. The court ruled that the lower court correctly applied the statutory rule designating the defendant's domicile as the exclusive jurisdictional basis for divorce proceedings.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 45 k.p.c.; Art. 100 k.p.c.: The court of the defendant's domicile is the competent court for divorce actions; an appeal against a designation of jurisdiction is inadmissible if the lower court correctly applied the statutory rule.

Keywords

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divorce jurisdiction defendant domicile competent court civil procedure code venue designation appeal dismissal family law

Cited Legislation

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Art. 45 k.p.c.
Art. 100 k.p.c.
art. 45 k.p.c

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III CO 236/23 POSTANOWIENIE 31 maja 2023 r.Sąd Najwyższy w Izbie Cywilnej w składzie: SSN Ewa Stefańska na posiedzeniu niejawnym 31 maja 2023 r. w Warszawie,‎w sprawie z powództwa D.P.‎przeciwko E.P.‎o rozwód,‎na skutek wystąpienia przez Sąd Okręgowy w Gliwicach‎postanowieniem z 13 marca 2023 r., XII C 274/23,‎o oznaczenie sądu właściwego, oznacza Sąd Okręgowy w Gliwicach jako sąd, przed który należy wytoczyć powództwo (art. 45 k.p.c.). (A.G.)[ms]