PIL instrument(s)
Brussels IIa
Case number and/or case name
Encarna vs. Ricardo.Roj: SAP B 1159/2014 - ECLI:ES:APB:2014:1159
Details of the court
Spain, Second Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Brussels IIa
Article 8
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Date of the judgement
18 February 2014
Appeal history
None
CJEU's case law cited by the court
None
Summary
Conflict of jurisdiction on the basis of Brussels II a Regulation provisions. Key facts: Parental responsibility case in Spain. The parents of the minor are from Nigeria. The child has his habitual residence in Spain. Court decision: Spanish courts are competent to decide according to art. 8 of Brussels II a Regulation (the child is living in Spain). The court applies general rules on jurisdiction in matters of parental responsibility over a child who is habitually resident in a Member State at the time the court is seized. Appeal history (not available in the database): Court decision: Juzgado Primera Instancia 2 Martorell (Spain) (First instance) Date: 12-04-2011

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