Recital (15)
Recital (15):
“Family members should be legally safeguarded in the event of the death of the Union citizen, divorce, annulment of marriage or termination of a registered partnership. With due regard for family life and human dignity, and in certain conditions to guard against abuse, measures should therefore be taken to ensure that in such circumstances family members already residing within the territory of the host Member State retain their right of residence exclusively on a personal basis.”
By art.2:
“For the purposes of this Directive:
…
“family member” means:
the spouse;
…
the dependent direct relatives in the ascending line and those of the spouse…”
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