Unpaid maintenance and economic violence

Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2021

What the Supreme Court considered and decided

The defendant was convicted of failing to pay maintenance and remained liable for deliberately disposing of assets to avoid creditors. The Supreme Court emphasised the harm to children and the person meeting their care needs.

What this helps explain

The term economic violence describes the impact of the case; it does not replace the requirements of the crime of non-payment or those of concealment of assets from creditors.

Editorial summary from the official note of the CGPJ. It describes this resolution, without certifying the subsequent evolution of the procedure. It should be read with the legislation applicable to its facts, reforms and subsequent case law.