Right to be heard and the maturity of the child: judicial protection in the family area

Abstract

The minor has rigth to be heard in the judicial procedures in the family area that affect them, as person with aptitude to decide when they have sufficient maturity independently of his age, and disability, and leading to a decision affecting them in their personal or family area. This right is a manifestation of the principle of supreme interest of the minor who has special emphasis on family law.