Overview
- San Lorenzo family judge Marcelo Escola ordered a paternal uncle to provide provisional maintenance for his nephews after the father repeatedly failed to pay.
- The order rests on the principle of family solidarity and sets a provisional amount equal to 125% of the canasta de crianza for ages 6–12 plus 30% of the aguinaldo, family allowance, health coverage and extraordinary expenses.
- The father in that case never complied despite having formal employment when support was fixed, later claimed insolvency and continued working informally, while the mother faces severe economic strain and one child has a disability.
- In a separate Tartagal case, Judge Carmen Juliá barred a father who has not paid since 2019 from leaving the province or country and revoked his driver’s license until he clears arrears and regularizes monthly payments.
- The Tartagal ruling includes listing the man in the debtor registry and explicitly treats persistent nonpayment as economic violence harming both the child and the caregiving mother.