Establecer un procedimiento justo y adecuado para garantizar el cumplimiento de la obligación de alimentos congruos a favor del adulto mayor, como parte del grupo de atención prioritaria en el Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to carry out a comparative study of several laws on the right to maintenance in favor of the elderly, the same as in Colombia and El Salvador, maintain criminal sanctions for those who fail to comply with such obligation, Unlike Ecuador, which in the Constitution and Organic Law on Pardons for Older Persons, establishes the rights to which one of the priority care groups according to article 37 of the Supreme Law is entitled. However, there is no established procedure in the General Organic Code of Processes that would allow legal professionals to base their claims on a right established in international instruments and other governmental laws. Right that in the absence of an express norm can be violated affecting the food, thereby attracting serious physical, mental, social consequences, producing a deterioration in their health.