ΟΜΙΛΙΑ: Η ΔΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΤΑΔΙΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΜΙΧΑΛΑΚΗ ΚΑΡΑΟΛΗ

On 19 May 2025, the Limassol District Court—after argument by Antonis Georgiou—dismissed the defendants’ petition to set aside a default judgment in Action 2588/2023. Applying Part 14 and Rule 3.6 of the 2023 Civil Procedure Rules, the Court found no realistic defence, upheld our client’s title to the property and awarded costs.

A recourse to the Administrative Court must be lodged within 75 calendar days of the servable administrative act—that is, the date on which the decision was notified to the person concerned or the date on which the person could reasonably have learnt of it. The deadline is absolute: once it expires the Court lacks jurisdiction. Late applications are dismissed without any examination of the merits.

A divorce decree may end the marriage, but it does not always end the duty to support. Cyprus tackles the question of alimony for ex spouses in Law 232/1991 on marital property relations. Below is a plain guide to who can claim, how courts set the figure, and what happens when money is urgently needed before the main case is heard.