Alimony and Child Support in Poland – A Practical Guide
This study is a collection of basic information in the field of law regarding the recovery of maintenance payments. You will find here basic information about the concept of maintenance, their amount, ways of their investigation, as well as many other interesting information. Answers to your questions can be found here both by people who are trying to obtain due maintenance and those who want to defend themselves against excessive demands.
The site has been developed under the supervision of Piotr Stączek.
Copyright: Kancelaria Adwokacka. Attorney Piotr Stączek, tel. 609 409 864
ATTENTION! Text translated automatically from the Polish version.
The concept of child support
The Polish law allows for alimony to take the form of not only money.
Eligible for alimony and obliged to alimony
Not everyone knows that alimony can also be paid by grandparents for grandchildren or vice versa.
Obtaining child support in Poland
If the obligee refuses to pay maintenance, the law provides for a lot of facilitation in obtaining them.
Obtaining child support abroad
This area is becoming more and more popular due to the numerous trips of Poles abroad, which often causes problems in covering the costs of maintaining a family remaining in the country.
- Obtaining maintenance abroad
- New York Convention
- Council Regulation (EC)
- A bilateral agreement
- Execution in the US and Canada
Amount of maintenance
In Poland there is no valid table with the amount of child support, and the provisions are quite general. In practice, much depends on the judge’s opinion.
Regulations
Matters related to alimony are regulated in Polish laws and regulations, but also in international conventions and agreements.