I UK 67/07
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Supreme Court rules separation decree excludes widow's family pension rights under Social Security Act unless alimony was established.
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 court held that a judicial separation decree legally terminated the marital community required for pension eligibility under the Social Security Act. Consequently, the pension was denied because the separation ended the formal marital ties necessary for the benefit, overriding previous interpretations that considered material cohabitation sufficient.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 70 ust. 3 ustawy o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych; A judicial separation decree excludes a widow's right to a family pension unless alimony was previously established by court or agreement.
Keywords
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family pension eligibility
judicial separation decree
marital community termination
Social Security Act
widow's pension rights
alimony establishment
formal marital ties
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 70 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r. o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych
art. 39814 k.p.c.
art. 102 k.p.c.
art. 391 § 1 k.p.c.
art. 39821 k.p.c.
§ 12 ust. 4 pkt 2 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 28 września 2002 r.
art. 28 k.r.o
art. 23 k.r.o
art. 56 k.r.o
art. 31 k.r.o
Cited Case Law
AI generatedII URN 61/92
II URN 13/95
Wyrok z dnia 7 lipca 1995 r.
I UK 17/04
Marital community ends only upon divorce or annulment; factual separation does not terminate it for social security purposes.
II UZP 3/06
Supreme Court rules that a lawyer's practice does not qualify as employment under police pension law.
II UK 78/04
Matrimonial community of property does not equal marital community for family pension eligibility under Polish law.
II UK 318/04
Spousal pension granted to widow in community property regime despite lack of alimony rights.