Portuguese court allows judicial aid appeal regardless of case value under specific decree provisions.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court granted the appeal against a denial of judicial aid, ruling that the right to challenge such decisions is absolute. The applicant argued for financial support based on presumed economic insufficiency, while the opposing party likely contended the case value was too low for review. The court decided in favor of the applicant by affirming that Article 39 of the relevant decree mandates an appeal right irrespective of the monetary value involved.
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OfficialAPOIO JUDICIARIO PRESUNÇÃO INSUFICIENCIA DE MEIOS ECONOMICOS DECISÃO JUDICIAL RECURSO DE AGRAVO ADMISSIBILIDADE
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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00003872
[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199006060791512
[PRIVACIDADE] 1
[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 748
[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N
[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO
[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/35F12ADE9F3E5AD7802568FC0039712F?OpenDocument
SUMÁRIO
I - O artigo 20 do Decreto-Lei n. 387-B/87, de 29 de Dezembro, estabelece, para efeitos de apoio judiciario, as condições gerais de presunção de insuficiencia economica.
II - Nos termos do artigo 39 daquele diploma, das decisões proferidas sobre apoio judiciario, cabe sempre agravo independentemente do valor.