Custody, parentage and family relationships
Changing custody without hearing a thirteen-year-old child
The issue and the court’s approach
The appeal decision was set aside for changing custody without hearing the daughter or explaining the omission. Her right had to be protected by the court regardless of the parents’ procedural positions.
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Official source and identification
Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 1677/2025 · Appeal 67/2025 · 2025-11-19
Original explanatory note based on the official Civil Chamber weekly summary. This is not a claim to have reviewed the full judgment. The English version is explanatory, not an official translation.
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