Alimentacja ojczyma (lub macochy) na rzecz pasierba

Abstract

The purpose of this Article is to reconstruct the cases where a stepfather or stepmother should provide alimentation to his/her stepson/stepdaughter pursuant to the Article 27 and 144 of § 1 of the Family and Guardianship Code. This publication defines the moment of creation of a potential alimentation relationship between the above-mentioned entities, sets out the criteria according to which the alimentation obligation is specific to the stepson/stepdaughter while highlighting two different situations (i.e. alimentation of the stepson during the marriage pursuant to the Article 27 and 144 § 1 of the Family and Guardianship Code and the alimentation of the stepson/stepdaughter after its termination only pursuant to the Article 144 § 1 of the Family and Guardianship Code), finally, an attempt was made to clarify the criteria reported in the literature for determining the specific alimentation obligation of the stepfather/stepmother regarding to a stepson/stepdaughter entitled to alimentation.