Our partner Arantxa Cagigal took part by delivering a session on Regulation 4/2009 and the recognition and enforcement of decisions given in matters of maintenance obligations.
It is essential to know whether the decision — whether from a court, a public document with the force of law or an administrative decision — comes from a State bound by the 2007 Hague Protocol. And we must not forget the importance of correct procedural handling in the State of origin so as not to cause a denial of the right of defence, since this would be grounds for nullity of the exequatur or enforcement proceedings in the State of enforcement.