ON occasion we have been asked by clients whether it is possible for them to reclaim any money that they had spent in the purchase, renovation or improvement of a property owned by their husband, wife or habitual partner here in Spain in the case of divorce or separation. The simple answer is YES It […]
MANY expatriates living in Spain (and even Spaniards themselves) often ignore or don’t understand the matrimonial property or economic regime that applies to their marriage, and their rights in relation to the property in the marriage. In order to understand the rights that spouses have in relation to the property (both movable and fixed) within […]
The article 96 of the Spanish civil code states that: In the absence of agreement of the spouses approved by the Judge, the use of the family home and objects of ordinary use on it, correspond to the children and the spouse in whose company they remain. …. Therefore, what is provided by the Spanish […]