§ 1Purpose
The situation this applies to
Contest Demanda Civil — Spain.
§ 2Scope
The right to free legal aid will be recognized for those whose income does not exceed twice the minimum interprofessional salary.
Each line is a condition recorded on this procedure. Meeting them all is what makes it available to you; the register states them, it does not assess you against them.
§ 3Basis
What lets this revision stand in the register — named, with the credentials a reader can check.
No professional signature
This case carries no professional's signature, and no step on it has been corroborated against an official source yet.
Until a step names the page it was read from, treat it as an account of the procedure rather than a statement of what the authority requires.
§ 4Procedure
5 stages · 22 steps
1 step in this stage
The right to free legal aid will be recognized for those whose income does not exceed twice the minimum interprofessional salary.
11 steps in this stage
The taxpayer may choose to apply the excess regime instead of this exemption.
Modelo 149 can be filed through a representative.
The acquisition of nationality by residence requires the applicant to appear before a competent official within 180 days of notification.
Representation by a procurador and assistance by a lawyer are required in civil proceedings.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · General Provisions
The civil process is not suspended due to penal prejudiciality unless specific conditions are met.
Immediate suspension occurs if a document's penal falsity is alleged and it could determine the judgment.
Civil responsibility for damages is established for suspension delays if the penal sentence declares the document authentic.
Judge or magistrates' presence is required in acts of evidence, appearances, and hearings.
Communications are carried out with procuradores if representation is mandatory or parties are represented.
Judicial proceedings must be predominantly oral, except for exceptions.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · EXPOSICIÓN DE MOTIVOS
Justice will be administered free of charge to persons who prove insufficient resources to litigate.
7 steps in this stage
The declinatoria must be used before responding to the claim.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Jurisdiction and Competence
Electronic, telematic, and similar means are allowed for submissions and notifications.
A party may request a review due to the illness of their lawyer if justified and requested 48 hours before the hearing.
An appeal must be filed within ten days after the notification of the decision.
Private translations can be contested within three days.
The judge will issue a decision within five days if no evidence is proposed.
The judge will call for a hearing within three days after the response to the claim.
2 steps in this stage
The deadline to file a reposición appeal is three days.
The deadline to respond to a civil claim is twenty days.
1 step in this stage
Judges may exceptionally grant free legal aid to individuals whose income exceeds twice the minimum salary but does not exceed four times.
End of the procedure
§ 5Where to go
Submit to
Stated by Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2000-323Appeal to
Stated by Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1984-17580An office is listed with the role it plays on this path and with who says so. Where the register holds only people's reports of an office, it says that instead of stating it as a rule.
§ 6Sources
Every page is linked at its origin. Where a page has changed since it was read, the entry is marked for a recheck rather than quietly re-stated.
This entry states what the procedure requires and where each statement was read. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace the authority that issues the decision. Where a professional has signed it, their signature covers this revision only.
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