| Marital property regime | | |
| What is the default marital property regime? | Partial community of property | Family Code (Lei nº 1/88), Art. 49 (original language)
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The Civil Code still in effect contains discriminatory provisions against women's capacity to administer property, but the Family Code is considered to have revoked such provisions.
Who legally administers joint marital property? | Both spouses | Family Code (Lei No. 1/88), Art. 54 (original language)
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| In the case of dissolution of the marriage, who is entitled to ownership of the marital home? | Both spouses | Civil Code, Art. 1689 (original language)
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| Joint titling | | |
| For property acquired during the course of a marriage, is there a legal presumption of joint ownership between the husband and the wife? | Yes | Family Code, Art. 51 (original language)
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| Does joint titling of major assets (such as land or the marital home) exist for married couples? | Yes | Family Code, Art. 51 (original language)
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| If joint titling exists for married couples, is it the default for marital property? | Yes | Family Code, Art. 51 (original language)
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| Rights over moveable and immoveable property | | |
| Do unmarried men and unmarried women have equal ownership rights to moveable property? | Yes | Civil Code (Decree-Law nº 47.344), Art. 1305 (original language)
Constitution of the Republic of Angola, Art. 23 (original language) |
| Do unmarried men and unmarried women have equal ownership rights to immoveable property? | Yes | Civil Code (Decree-Law nº 47.344), Art. 1305 (original language)
Constitution of the Republic of Angola, Art. 23 (original language) |
| Do married men and married women have equal ownership rights to moveable property? | Yes | Family Code, Art. 3 (original language)
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| Do married men and married women have equal ownership rights to immoveable property? | Yes | Family Code, Art. 3 and 54-56 (original language)
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| Do sons and daughters have equal inheritance rights to moveable property from their parents? | Yes | Constitution of the Republic of Angola, Art. 21 and 23 (original language)
Civil Code, Art. 2030 and 2133 (original language) |
| Do sons and daughters have equal inheritance rights to immoveable property from their parents? | Yes | Constitution of the Republic of Angola, Art. 21 and 23 (original language)
Civil Code, Art. 2030 and 2133 (original language) |
| Do female and male surviving spouses have equal inheritance rights to moveable property? | Yes | Constitution of the Republic of Angola, Art. 21 and 23 (original language)
Civil Code, Art. 2030 and 2133 (original language) |
| Do female and male surviving spouses have equal inheritance rights to immoveable property? | Yes | Constitution of the Republic of Angola, Art. 21 and 23(original language)
Civil Code, Art. 2030 and 2133 (original language) |
| In the case of the death of one of the spouses, does the surviving spouse, regardless of gender, have equal inheritance rights to the marital home? | Yes | Civil Code, Art. 2133 (original language)
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