Article 228 of the Penal Code establishes as a condition for the prosecution of the crime of abandonment of family, minors or persons with disabilities in need of special protection provided in articles 226 and 227 of the same legal text, the prior criminal legal complaint by the injured party or his representative. The recent… Continue reading Legitimacy of the parent to sue for the non-payment of maintenance for a child of legal age
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Special and abbreviated procedure in family law for the COVID-19 crisis
Royal Decree-Law 16/2020, of April 28, on procedural and organizational measures to confront COVID-19 in the area of the Administration of Justice, to which we have already referred in previous articles, in its Chapter I, “Urgent procedural measures” regulates the scope of a special and abbreviated procedure in family law. We will limit ourselves to… Continue reading Special and abbreviated procedure in family law for the COVID-19 crisis
Procedural and organizational measures to confront COVID-19 in the area of Administration of Justice
Royal Decree-Law 16/2020, of April 28, has been published with the above heading in the B.O.E. of April 29, 2020, and will enter into force the day after its publication, that is, on April 30. The aim of this law is the gradual reactivation of the operational running of the courts and tribunals. Amongst these… Continue reading Procedural and organizational measures to confront COVID-19 in the area of Administration of Justice
Measures for the different use of leases other than residence as a consequence of COVID-19
Royal Decree-Law 15/2020 of April 21 was published in the Official State Gazette on April 22, 2020, regarding complementary urgent measures to provide support for the economy and unemployment. The law came into force the day after its publication. As had already been done for main residence leases, a series of new measures have been… Continue reading Measures for the different use of leases other than residence as a consequence of COVID-19
Measures relating to main residence leases adopted as a consequence of COVID-19
On April 1, Royal Decree-Law 11/2020, of March 31, was published, which adopts additional urgent measures in the social and economic sphere to confront COVID-19. The twelfth Final Provision indicates that the measures envisaged will remain in force until one month after the end of the term of the declaration of the state of alert,… Continue reading Measures relating to main residence leases adopted as a consequence of COVID-19
Is ignoring an order of an authorised officer for having broken the confinement during the state of alarm just an administrative penalty or can it be considered a crime?
Article 7 of the Real Decree 463/2020, of March 14, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the situation of health crisis caused by COVID-19, limits freedom of movement of the majority of Spanish citizens, which has been restricted even more by the Real Decree-Law 10/2020, of March 29, which regulates a… Continue reading Is ignoring an order of an authorised officer for having broken the confinement during the state of alarm just an administrative penalty or can it be considered a crime?