62024CJ0057_SUM
Case C‑57/24 [Ławida] (
i
)
Proceedings brought by BA
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Gliwicach)
Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 27 March 2025
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Measures relating to the law on succession – Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 – Article 13 – Jurisdiction of the court of the place of the habitual residence of the heir – Late declaration of waiver of the succession of a deceased person, who habitually resided in a Member State, by an heir, who habitually resides in another Member State)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions, acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession, and creation of a European Certificate of Succession – Regulation No 650/2012 – Acceptance or waiver of the succession, of a legacy or of a reserved share – Declaration of waiver by an heir in the Member State of his habitual residence – Jurisdiction of the court of the habitual residence of the heir – Court’s approval for that heir to be freed from the legal consequences of a late waiver of the succession of a deceased person, who habitually resided in a Member State – Not included
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 650/2012, recitals 7 and 32 and Arts 4 to 11, 13 and 28)
(see paragraphs 29-41, operative part)
See the text of the decision.
(
i
)	The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.