The WLR Daily case summaries
[2025] WLR(D) 186
European Court of Justice
RK v K Ch and others
(Case C‑67/24)
EU:C:2025:214
2025 March 27
President of Chamber S Rodin,
Judges N Piçarra, O Spineanu-Matei (Rapporteur)
Advocate General J Richard de la Tour
Judges N Piçarra, O Spineanu-Matei (Rapporteur)
Advocate General J Richard de la Tour
Conflict of laws— Jurisdiction under European Union Regulation— Matters relating to maintenance obligations— Canadian court ordering claimant, Bulgarian national, to pay maintenance for Canadian national wife and dual national children— Claimant applying to Bulgarian court to reduce maintenance for minor child and terminate obligations to wife and adult child— Whether jurisdiction rules under Regulation applying to application made by “maintenance debtor” to modify decision of court of third state— Whether courts of member state having jurisdiction—
Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009, recital (15), arts 1(1), 3(a), 6, 7