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Judicial aid granted when economic insufficiency exists despite asset ownership if litigation costs cannot be covered.

Case Number 9750928
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto dismissed the appeal regarding a request for judicial aid. The court clarified that economic insufficiency does not equate to absolute poverty and can coexist with assets of certain value. The decision hinged on whether the applicant was temporarily unable to pay litigation expenses at the specific time of the claim.

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APOIO JUDICIÁRIO INSUFICIÊNCIA DE MEIOS ECONÓMICOS

Keywords

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judicial aid economic insufficiency litigation costs asset ownership poverty definition

Cited Legislation

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DL 387-B/87 de 1987/12/29, Art. 1
DL 387-B/87 de 1987/12/29, Art. 23

Cited Case Law

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AC RP de 1991/01/15, in CJ T1, Anoxvi, pag. 225

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 12/03/1996

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00021397

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199711249750928

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 384/96

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J FAFE

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/C6CA48FEFDCDD3FC8025686B00670779?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Para efeito de apoio judiciário, insuficiência económica não significa indigência nem pobreza e é compatível com a titularidade de bens de certo valor, apenas se exigindo que o requerente, em certo momento, se encontre em situação que lhe não permita custear as despesas do pleito.