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III CO 49/26 AI generated

Supreme Court designates Bydgoszcz District Court as competent court for divorce proceedings under Art. 45 § 2 KPC.

Case Number III CO 49/26
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The Supreme Court designated the District Court in Bydgoszcz as the competent court to hear the divorce case between K.S. and M.S. The lower court had previously determined Bydgoszcz to be the proper venue based on the plaintiff's residence. The Court upheld this decision by applying Article 45 § 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which mandates jurisdiction based on the plaintiff's domicile.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 45 § 2 k.p.c.; The court competent to hear a divorce action is the one where the plaintiff resides, unless the defendant resides in a different location and specific conditions for exclusive jurisdiction are met.

Keywords

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divorce proceedings territorial jurisdiction plaintiff's domicile Code of Civil Procedure competent court designation family law civil procedure

Cited Legislation

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Art. 45 § 2 k.p.c.

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III CO 49/26 POSTANOWIENIE 6 marca 2026 r.Sąd Najwyższy w Izbie Cywilnej w składzie: SSN Agnieszka Piotrowska na posiedzeniu niejawnym 6 marca 2026 r. w Warszawie‎w sprawie z powództwa K.S.‎przeciwko M.S.o rozwód,‎na skutek wystąpienia przez Sąd Okręgowy w Bydgoszczy‎postanowieniem z 13 stycznia 2026 r., X C 17/26,‎o oznaczenie sądu właściwego do rozpoznania sprawy, oznacza Sąd Okręgowy w Bydgoszczy jako właściwy do rozpoznania sprawy (art. 45 § 2 kpc). (A.D.)[SOP]‎