Offences against family relations

Offences against family relations encompass a range of acts that directly affect the rights and duties arising from family life, such as failure to fulfil maintenance obligations, child abduction or family abandonment, amongst others.
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Offences against family relations

Abandonment of minors or people with disabilities

Child abandonment or abandonment of persons with disabilities is a particularly serious crime that occurs when a person in charge of their care or protection knowingly fails to fulfill their obligations, leaving them in a situation of helplessness or risk.

Offences against family relations

Non-payment of pensions

Non-payment of pensions is a crime that occurs when a person voluntarily and repeatedly fails to pay the amounts judicially set as alimony, compensatory or other economic obligations arising from the family sphere.

Offences against family relations

Family abandonment

These types of situations often stem from complex family conflicts and can have significant criminal consequences.

Offences against family relations

Child abduction

The crime of child abduction is regulated in Article 225 bis of the Penal Code, which punishes, with a prison sentence of 2 to 4 years and special disqualification from exercising parental rights for a period of 4 to 10 years, the parent who, without just cause, abducts their minor child.

Offences against family relations

Crime of family abandonment

The crime of family abandonment occurs when a person seriously fails to meet their legal obligations of assistance to their family members, especially in relation to financial support or the care of dependent persons.

Offences against family relations

Breach of custodial duties

Article 223 of the Penal Code punishes, with a prison sentence of 6 months to 2 years, the subject who, having custody of a minor or a person with a disability in need of special protection, does not present him to his parents or guardians without justification, when required by them.

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