Motivación en las sentencias emitidas por los jueces de primer nivel en Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: This research project, entitled Motivation in Judgments Issued by First-Level Judges in Ecuador, aims to analyze Judgment No. 15951-2022-00368, issued by the Family, Women, Children, and Adolescents Judicial Unit in the Tena Canton. The analysis focuses on a first-instance judgment concerning the establishment of child support for a minor, based on the principle of the best interests of the child and the recognition of the right to support. The study examines how the judge applied current constitutional, national, and international legal norms, particularly the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Organic Code for Children and Adolescents. The analysis highlights the monthly economic capacity of the paying parent, in accordance with the application of the Minimum Child Support Payment Table, and the rejection of the defendant's claims regarding alleged unrecognized family obligations. The work demonstrates the importance of legal reasoning in the protection of fundamental rights and the role of the judiciary as guarantor of effective legal protection.