| Marital property regime | | |
| What is the default marital property regime? | Partial community of property | Act IV of 1952 on Marriage, Family, and Custody [the Family Act], Art. 27 (original language)
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| Who legally administers joint marital property? | Both spouses | Act IV of 1952 on Marriage, Family, and Custody [the Family Act], Art. 30 (original language)
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Objects of co-ownership shall be divided primarily in kind. If it is not possible, the court decides on the division of property with regard to equity. In the case of dissolution of the marriage, who is entitled to ownership of the marital home? | Both spouses | Act IV of 1952 on Marriage, Family, and Custody (the Family Act), Art. 31(3)-(5) (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 | Act IV of 1952 on Marriage, Family, and Custody (the Family Act), Art. 27 (original language)
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| Does joint titling of major assets (such as land or the marital home) exist for married couples? | Yes | Act XCLI of 1997 on Land Registry, Art. 3(4) (original language)
Act IV of 1952 on Marriage, Family, and Custody (the Family Act), Art. 27 (original language) |
| If joint titling exists for married couples, is it the default for marital property? | Yes | Act IV of 1952 on Marriage, Family, and Custody (the Family Act), Art. 27 (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 | Constitution of the Republic of Hungary (Act XX of 1949), Art. 66(1)
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| Do unmarried men and unmarried women have equal ownership rights to immoveable property? | Yes | Constitution of the Republic of Hungary (Act XX of 1949), Art. 66(1)
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| Do married men and married women have equal ownership rights to moveable property? | Yes | Act IV of 1952 on Marriage, Family, and Custody [the Family Act], Art. 30 (original language)
Civil Code (Act IV of 1959), Section 8 |
| Do married men and married women have equal ownership rights to immoveable property? | Yes | Act IV of 1952 on Marriage, Family, and Custody [the Family Act], Art. 30 (original language)
Civil Code (Act IV of 1959), Section 8 |
| Do sons and daughters have equal inheritance rights to moveable property from their parents? | Yes | Civil Code, Art. 607(1)
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| Do sons and daughters have equal inheritance rights to immoveable property from their parents? | Yes | Civil Code, Art. 607(1)
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| Do female and male surviving spouses have equal inheritance rights to moveable property? | Yes | Civil Code, Art. 607(4)
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| Do female and male surviving spouses have equal inheritance rights to immoveable property? | Yes | Civil Code, Art. 607(4)
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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 | Act IV of 1959 on Civil Code, Art. 607(4)
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