Custody, parentage and family relationships
Refusal to undergo a paternity test
The issue and the court’s approach
The Constitutional Court protected effective judicial relief in parentage proceedings: an unjustified refusal to cooperate with biological testing had to be assessed alongside other evidence. The daughter could not simply bear the evidential difficulty created by that refusal.
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Official source and identification
Constitutional Court · STC 7/1994 · 1994-01-17
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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.