The property registry must register the use of the family home even if the child is already of legal age
07 Aug 202623 views
Who is affected:
Divorced persons with judicially recognized right to use of family home
Summary
The General Directorate requires the registration of the right to use the family home agreed upon in a divorce, even if the child has reached the age of majority. The registrar cannot declare that right extinguished without a court ruling.
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The General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith upholds the appeal of a divorced woman whose right to use the family home, recognized in a 2014 judgment, was denied by the registrar after the child reached the age of majority. The directorate recalls that the registration qualification of judicial documents …
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