The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected a claim made by a man to have his child-maintenance payments refunded to him after he found out that his daughter was not his.

The Supreme Court pointed out that although court decisions can be reversed; i.e., divorce settlement provisions, that can only be made when it is in favour of the minor; never to his or her detriment.

A local law court in Taracón (Cuenca) had decided in favour of the man’s claim, ordering his ex-wife/mother of the girl, to return 17,852 euros to the claimant, which corresponds to the period between 2002 when the settlement was made and 2009 when it was judicial proven that the child was not his.

Then came an appeal before a provincial appeals court, who overruled the first court’s decision, acquitting the woman of having to refund the money, so he took his case to the Supreme court with the above result.

(News: Taracon, Cuenca, Castill-La Mancha)