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| What is the default marital property regime? | Partial community of property | Código Civil, Art. 135
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The husband administers the marital property
Note that Art. 150 of the Civil Code provides that, as an exception under the default marital property regime, married women administer the assets generated by her own work, provided that she demonstrates the origin of those. Who legally administers joint marital property? | Other | Código Civil, Art. 1749
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| In the case of dissolution of the marriage, who is entitled to ownership of the marital home? | Both spouses | Código Civil, Art. 1770 and 1774
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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 | Código Civil, Art.135
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| Does joint titling of major assets (such as land or the marital home) exist for married couples? | Yes | No restriction could be located.
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If joint titling exists for married couples, is it the default for marital property? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 135
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| Rights over moveable and immoveable property | | |
| Do unmarried men and unmarried women have equal ownership rights to moveable property? | Yes | No restriction could be located.
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| Do unmarried men and unmarried women have equal ownership rights to immoveable property? | Yes | No restriction could be located.
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The husband is, with respect to third parties, considered the owner of the marital joint assets as if those and his own assets were the same patrimony. Therefore, during marriage under the default regime, the husband's creditors can go against both, his own assets and those within the marital joint assets. Do married men and married women have equal ownership rights to moveable property? | No | Civil Code, Art. 135 and 1750
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The husband is, with respect to third parties, considered the owner of the marital joint assets as if those and his own assets were the same patrimony. Therefore, during marriage under the default regime, the husband's creditors can go against both, his own assets and those within the marital joint assets. Do married men and married women have equal ownership rights to immoveable property? | No | Civil Code, Art. 135 and 1750
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| Do sons and daughters have equal inheritance rights to moveable property from their parents? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 998
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| Do sons and daughters have equal inheritance rights to immoveable property from their parents? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 998
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| Do female and male surviving spouses have equal inheritance rights to moveable property? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 998
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| Do female and male surviving spouses have equal inheritance rights to immoveable property? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 998
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| 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 | Código Civil, Art. 989
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