A suit for alimony may be filed either according to general jurisdiction, i.e. to the court competent for the place of residence of the defendant, or to the court competent for the place of residence of the entitled person (Article 32 of the Code of Civil Procedure)
Pursuant to the resolution of the Supreme Court of April 16, 1991 (III CZP 24/91), this principle also applies to a request to change the amount of alimony. An alimony claim is an alimony claim, regardless of the legal basis invoked by the plaintiff.
A claim by the child’s mother against the child’s father for reimbursement of the child’s maintenance and upbringing costs, based on the provisions of Art. 140 of the Family and Guardianship Code (resolution of the Supreme Court of October 6, 1967, III CZP 63/67)