Extension of childbirth leave

Regulations: Royal Decree-Law 9/2025 completes the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on the reconciliation of family and professional life by introducing novelties, among others, in the Workers' Statute and the General Social Security Law. Modifications: Both regulations have been subject to successive reforms. According to the current wording of art. 48 of the ET, the suspension of the work contract for the birth and care of a child is nineteen weeks for each parent.…

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Mujer visita al médico por gestación subrogada

A CHILD FOR HIRE? THE SURROGACY DEBATE

Surrogacy or surrogate motherhood are concepts that obey the same process that consists of a woman (surrogate mother), who carries out the entire pregnancy process and gives birth to a child for another person or couple (non-gestational mother). From the moment the surrogate mother gives birth, she gives up her legal rights over the baby. In Spain surrogacy is NOT allowed. Moreover, it is expressly forbidden (Article 10 of Law 14/2006, of May 26, on assisted human reproduction techniques),…

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What is a regulatory agreement - Martinez & Caballero Abogados - Barcelona

What is a regulatory agreement?

The Regulatory Agreement is a terminology that is used within the field of Family Law. It is an agreement that includes the free will of the spouses regarding the legal consequences of the cessation of the marital cohabitation or the marriage of the spouses.

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