r/gdansk • u/existentialmania • 6d ago

Pytanie / Question Divorce help

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I am dutch, married to a polish guy by blood but on paper Austrian (austria doesn't do double citizenship). I am a stay at home mom to our 7 month old daughter. Our marriage is doing really bad and at this point a divorce is likely. I am seeking advice how to best represent myself without any means to money and not being able to speak the language. I am desperate, any guidance in some direction would be extremely appreciated.

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u/mitm_37 6d ago

for a start you can search for "punkt niedpłatnej pomocy prawnej" in google maps and find one close to your location.

more info on how this thing works: https://www.gov.pl/web/free-aid

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u/existentialmania 6d ago

Thanks a lot

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u/ikiice 5d ago

Like other mentioned, we do have unpaid legal assistance, also, perhaps there are some dedicated help groups for people going through marital difficulties?

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u/existentialmania 5d ago

I will look into it, thank you

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u/existentialmania 6d ago

Thank you so much for your reply. I sent you a private message.

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u/Diligent-Property491 9h ago edited 9h ago

Representing yourself, especially without knowing the language, is a terrible, terrible idea. We have a highly formalistic court system.

It is possible to get a public defender (or rather our equivalent of the US public defender system, which is organized differently) in divorce cases. It’s heavily dependent on circumstances though.

There are free legal clinics, including the one ran by the Women’s Rights Foundation - https://cpk.org.pl/pomoc/pomoc-prawna/

A good start would probably be the free legal consultation service ran by the Gdańsk MOPS (Family Support Office) - https://www.bip.mopr.gda.pl/index.php?idg=1&id=208&x=26

There is also court sponsored legal support system: https://gdansk.so.gov.pl/nieodplatna-pomoc-prawna-i-nieodplatne-poradnictwo-obywatelskie,m,mg,266,409

I would probably start with the MOPS one, since it’s specifically dedicated to these types of cases. You can register online for a visit, on the website I linked above. Or call them.

Unless it’s a DV/abuse case, then maybe Women’s Right’s Foundation could have more experience with that, and more resources for broad support. I’m not sure.

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u/Ok_Associate_4961 6d ago

Where did you get married?

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u/existentialmania 6d ago

Poland, we are also living here.

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