July 9th, 2012 
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For more information on the law relating to divorce in Spain as well as your rights, go to: divorce Spain. The Spanish Supreme Court has allowed an appeal and overturned an earlier judgment regarding the use and enjoyment of the ‘matrimonial home’. The court heard that the use and enjoyment of a property in Madrid [...]
July 5th, 2012 admin 
The Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón has announced that Article 92 of the Spanish Civil Code is to be changed so that judges in divorce proceedings may award joint custody of any children where the interest of the children require it, and not merely in ‘exceptional circumstances’. The amendment ought to be in place within six [...]
June 22nd, 2012 admin 
A Spanish woman who moved to Badajoz in Extremadura for the purposes of completing work experience in the company she worked for had an earlier deision by the court of first instance overrules and the €150 fine withdrawn. The woman, originally from Santander had argued that she had to move to Badajoz for a period [...]
June 11th, 2012 admin 
A practical aspect of divorce in Spain is that a new home is usually required by at least one of the spouses. Of course, if you continue to be obligated to pay the mortgage on the matrimonial home, you will be effectively applying for a second mortgage and you are going to find that while [...]
June 30th, 2011 admin 
For the most comprehensive information on the law relating to divorce in spain as well as your rights, go to: divorce in Spain. The Supreme Court in Spain has ruled that the obligation to repay a mortgage on the matrimonial home is a contractual obligation that requires both of the spouses to honour those obligations [...]
May 5th, 2011 admin 
Without doubt, by far the most financially viable option with regard to divorce in Spain is that of ‘Express Divorce’, being much cheaper and quicker. The first step is to come to an agreement with your spouse to proceed with a divorce. It is then necessary to evaluate the marriage settlement i.e. what to [...]
May 5th, 2011 admin 
A divorce is more than likely going to result in the award of child custody to one of the parents exclusively, leaving the other parent, typically the father of the children facing the prospect of finding a new place to live while living apart from the children. While this can be a very difficult situation [...]
May 5th, 2011 admin 
While technically a possibility under the Law of Divorce of 2005 it has been considered an exception and traditionally shared custody of children in Spain has been awarded in a minority of cases, only occurring in 9.7% of all custody awards made in 2008, for example. This is changing however and there is an [...]
May 4th, 2011 admin 
Spanish divorce law, when considering how assets should be divided between divorcing spouses, firstly determines the ‘type’ of marriage that exists between the spouses and then separates the common assets from private assets – the latter belonging exclusively to one of the spouses. It should be pointed out though that should there be an [...]
May 4th, 2011 admin 
For a complete English guide to family law in Spain go to: Divorce in Spain In Spain, a divorce does not in any way reduce the financial responsibilities that a parent has towards their child. The parent continues to be liable to provide that which is necessary for the sustenance, housing, education, clothing and [...]
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