KRADZIEŻ CZY PRZYWŁASZCZENIE RZECZY RUCHOMEJ Z MAJĄTKU WSPÓLNEGO (WSPÓŁWŁASNOŚCI)?
THEFT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF A TANGIBLE ASSET AS THE MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY

Summary/Abstract: According to the dominant opinion in the case-law, the spouse who disposes of the assets included within the matrimonial property against the will of the other spouse commits either a theft or misappropriation, depending on which party (the perpetrator or the victim) controls the assets in question. There is, however, a minority view according to which it is not possible for a spouse to commit a crime of stealing assets included in the matrimonial property and any unlawful appropriation of such assets by a spouse must be qualified in accordance with Article 284 par. 1 of the Penal Code. Both positions have their basis in the understanding of the notion of ‘possession’ as a subject of protection under the legal provisions in which offences against property are defined. It is generally accepted that what matters is the factual ownership of a given object, but there is no agreement in the literature as to the uniform definition of this ownership.

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