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Gender-based violence and family protection

Contact and violence: child protection and reasoned decisions

Constitutional Court · STC 106/2022
· Note published and reviewed: 2026-10-27

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The Constitutional Court upheld the rules governing contact where criminal proceedings or substantiated indications of violence exist. Their application requires judicial assessment and any statutory exception must be reasoned by reference to the child’s interests.

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Constitutional Court · STC 106/2022 · 2022-09-13

This is an original explanatory note. The cited material is full judgment published in the boe. Where a summary or study is cited, this note does not claim a full-text review of the judgment.

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General information on Spanish law. Application depends on the facts, applicable legislation and subsequent developments. English text is explanatory, not an official translation.

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