🧾 How It Started: Light Degree, Harsh Reality

Zuzana cares for her adult daughter with severe combined disabilities. When she first applied for the care allowance, only the second degree was granted – despite medical records and daily need for assistance.

But Zuzana didn’t give up. She filed an appeal, then an administrative lawsuit, and the fight lasted almost two years.

⚖️ What Helped Reverse the Decision?

• Detailed documentation: a care diary describing every task (hygiene, meals, mobility).

• Expert testimony: from a psychiatrist, neurologist, and GP.

• Legal argumentation: referencing the official methodology that clearly defines the criteria for level IV dependence.

The court eventually overturned the Labour Office’s decision and granted her daughter the fourth-degree care allowance with retroactive payment.

🧨 Warning: What Happens If You Give Up?

• If you don’t appeal in time, the decision becomes final and can’t be changed.

• If you “wait for a reassessment,” you’ll lose your right to retroactive payments.

• Without legal support, people often don’t know what to include in appeals or lawsuits.

✅ Lawyer’s Recommendation: Legal Arguments Are Not Emotions

In my experience, heartbreaking stories are not enough. Authorities use a point-based system, but a lawyer can demonstrate that even informal caregivers have legal arguments that hold up in court.

📌 I help people in similar situations prepare appeals and lawsuits. I know what commissions want to hear – and what gets ignored if you go it alone.