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corrdog   
15 Oct 2008
Life / the responsibilities of the grandparents in Poland [4]

thanks z_darius, the most vital point from that was if the son is under the financial umbrella of his parents, then they can be obliged to pay. You see, i'm sure it doesn't happen like that in the UK, so the thing is, as you say, how does one country's laws in the EU affect or impinge on another member state?
corrdog   
15 Oct 2008
Life / the responsibilities of the grandparents in Poland [4]

Hi all,

please, can anyone help with this problem...

I have an English friend who's son had a baby with a Polish woman. The couple have now split up and the child lives with its mother in Poland. The child's mother is trying to take the grandmother to court in England because she says the son does not supply enough child support and she is trying to get my friend, the grandmother, to pay extra money forthe child's welfare. My friend, obviously elderly, is very worried and stressed as she has been threatened with arrest should she not, for instance, turn up ata court hearing (in England).

Can I ask the forum, is it the legal responsibility of the paternal grandparent in Poland to pay money, if requested, for the child's upkeep.

And secondly, can this law in Poland be used in England under some European edict?

Thanks for any answers you can provide!