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Child maintenance and expenses

Predictable school-start expenses are ordinary expenses

Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 579/2014
· Note published and reviewed: 2026-10-27

The issue and the court’s approach

The doctrine recorded in the official summary distinguishes predictable, recurring educational expenses from unforeseen extraordinary ones. School-start expenses must be considered when calculating monthly maintenance contributions.

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Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 579/2014 · 2014-10-15

This is an original explanatory note. The cited material is official supreme court summary / chronicle. 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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