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The Act of June 4, 2025, signed by the President on July 3, 2025 (entry into force: October 8, 2025), introduces a change to the Family and Guardianship Code (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 2809, hereinafter referred to as the Family and Guardianship Code) that is beneficial to divorcees. The amendment concerns Article 59 of the Family and Guardianship Code and extends the period within which a divorced person may revert to their pre-marital surname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the new wording of Article 59 of the Family and Guardianship Code, within one year of the divorce decree becoming final, a divorced spouse who has changed their surname as a result of marriage may revert to their pre-marital surname. To do so, a declaration must be submitted to the head of the registry office or a consul. Previously, divorced persons had only three months to submit such a declaration, and this deadline was preclusive. Extending this period to one year gives divorced persons more time to make a considered decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is worth remembering that a declaration of reversion to the surname used before marriage can only be submitted to the head of the civil registry office or to a consul, who will forward it to the appropriate head of the civil registry office. No other body is authorized to accept such a declaration, and the court cannot include a relevant ruling in the divorce decree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This position was confirmed by the Supreme Court in its judgment of September 23, 1974, file reference III CRN 188\/74: „However, she [the divorced wife] may submit a declaration in this matter only to the head of the civil registry office (…) No other body is authorized to accept the declaration. Nor can the court include such a ruling in the divorce decree itself.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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