| Marital property regime | | |
| What is the default marital property regime? | Partial community of property | Código Civil, Art. 124 y 126
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| Who legally administers joint marital property? | Both spouses | Código Civil, Art. 131
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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. 124 y 140
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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. 124
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| Does joint titling of major assets (such as land or the marital home) exist for married couples? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 124 y 131
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| If joint titling exists for married couples, is it the default for marital property? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 131, 132 y 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 | Código Civil, Art. 460, 464 y 1794
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| Do unmarried men and unmarried women have equal ownership rights to immoveable property? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 460, 464 y 1794
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| Do married men and married women have equal ownership rights to moveable property? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 131-132, 135 y 140
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| Do married men and married women have equal ownership rights to immoveable property? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 131-132, 135 y 140
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| Do sons and daughters have equal inheritance rights to moveable property from their parents? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 1078
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| Do sons and daughters have equal inheritance rights to immoveable property from their parents? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 1078
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| Do female and male surviving spouses have equal inheritance rights to moveable property? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 1078
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| Do female and male surviving spouses have equal inheritance rights to immoveable property? | Yes | Código Civil, Art. 1078
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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. 1078
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