The spouse's address is presumed equal to that of the married buyer in a property sale
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Who is affected:
Notaries, property registrars and married couples acquiring assets in community of marital property
Summary
If a spouse purchases a property for the community of marital property, it is presumed that both spouses live together and it is not necessary to separately indicate the address of the absent spouse.
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The Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública resolves an appeal against the negative qualification of a registrar who suspended the registration of a property sale due to the absence of the non-appearing spouse's address. The notary appellant argued that article 69 of the Código Civil establishes a legal pr…
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