A divorced Spanish father has been ordered to pay nearly £300 a month to his 31-year-old daughter - because she can not find a long-term job . Amador López , whose real name has not be released by the court , was estranged from daughter Clara until 2005 , when he was told by a judge that he must support her through an undergraduate and postgraduate degree . He initially refused to pay the 500 euros ( £360 ) a month but his bank account was frozen . Mr López , who owns several cars including a BMW , appealed the decision in 2014 but was told by Spain 's Supreme Court that he must continue to support his daughter by paying 400 euros ( £289 ) a month . A divorced Spanish father has been ordered to pay nearly £300 a month to his 31-year-old daughter - because she can not find a long-term job . People queue outside a job centre ( above ) as Spain suffers from one of the highest youth unemployment rates - up to 53.5 per cent in November 2014 . Although Clara has had several short-term jobs , she has not been able to find anything permanent since graduating . Rosalia Bello , the lawyer who represents Clara , said the case was unique . 'The really unprecedented thing about this case is that the support is open-ended , ' The Daily Telegraph reported her saying . The decision comes just months after a father from Cádiz , Spain , was ordered to pay his 29-year-old daughter 500 euros a month while she completed her psychology degree . The percentage of 25 to 34-year-olds living with their parents varies across Europe . In 2014 Denmark had one of the lowest rates with only two per cent of the age group neglecting to fly the nest . Mr López initially refused to pay the money but had his bank account frozen , according to his daughter 's lawyer . In the UK 15 per cent of 25 to 34-year-olds still lived with parents - but in southern and eastern European countries like Spain and Italy it was as high as 70 per cent . At the same time Spain suffers from one of the highest youth unemployment rates - up to 53.5 per cent in November 2014 . This was in comparison to an EU average of 21.9 per cent and was well above Germany , which had the lowest rate of youth unemployment with 7.4 per cent . Sara Elder , an economist with the International Labour Organisation , said it was a 'very scary ' time for young people across Europe . She said : 'These people are delaying their advance into adulthood . '
Divorced Spanish father must pay nearly £300 a month to daughter , 2014 . Lawyer said case is unprecedented due to payments being open-ended . Youth employment in Spain above 50 per cent - one of the highest in EU .