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Parental Measures and Child Arrangements in Spain

Set out clear arrangements for parental responsibility, where your children live, time with each parent and financial support, with their best interests at the centre.

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Parental measures: clarity and stability for your children

Parental measures (medidas paternofiliales) set out arrangements for children when their parents are not married and stop living together. Where the parents are married, these questions are dealt with within separation or divorce proceedings.

The measures may be agreed and submitted for court approval or, if no agreement is possible, decided by the court. The child’s best interests guide the decision; there is no automatic formula.

Javier Sanz, lawyer registered with ICALI under number 8620, has 22 years of experience. We assess the family circumstances, the documents and each child’s needs before proposing a clear and workable course of action.

What parental measures can cover

Parental responsibility and major decisions
Living arrangements and custody
Time with each parent and communication
Child maintenance
Extraordinary expenses
Use of the family home, where applicable
Enforcement or modification of existing arrangements

How we can help with parental arrangements

Agreed parental arrangements

If both parents reach an agreement that meets their children’s needs, we draft it precisely and submit it for court approval.

Parental arrangements without agreement

Where no agreement is possible, we prepare the application or response and present a proposal based on the facts, the documents and the children’s needs.

Breaches of contact arrangements

An isolated delay is not assessed in the same way as repeated non-compliance or a situation of risk. We review what has happened and identify the proportionate legal route.

Unpaid child maintenance

Amounts due under a court order or approved agreement may be claimed through civil enforcement. In some circumstances, repeated non-payment may also have criminal consequences.