The court accepted the case for study, two court spokeswomen told CNN.
The royal household affirmed its “respect” for judicial decisions but declined further comment.
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The plaintiff has asked the court to require a DNA test for the former King, who has 20 days to make an initial response to the lawsuit.
Juan Carlos no longer has immunity from prosecution, but he has protection that permits cases against him to be heard only by the Supreme Court, which is Spain’s second highest, after the Constitutional Court.
