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

Abstract

Abstract: This research analyzes the judicial reasoning in Judgment No. 06101202202525, issued by the Family, Women, Children, and Adolescents Judicial Unit of Riobamba, within a paternity and child support determination proceeding. The objective was to determine whether the decision meets the sufficiency and motivational correctness standards required by the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador. To this end, two instruments were applied: the sufficiency standard questionnaire and the correct motivation questionnaire, which allowed for the evaluation of the normative, factual, and decisional coherence of the ruling. The methodology was qualitative and documentary, based on legal, hermeneutical, and doctrinal analysis. The results show that the judgment presents sufficient, structured, and rational reasoning, as it is based on constitutional and legal norms and principles such as the best interests of the child. No flaws of incoherence, irrelevance, incongruity, or incomprehensibility were identified. In conclusion, the resolution does not require annulment, as it is clear, reasoned, and guarantees due process and effective judicial protection.