The Property Registry must register the home awarded in divorce even if it appears as separate property due to civil status error
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Who is affected:
Divorced persons liquidating community property with assets incorrectly registered as separate property
Summary
The General Directorate resolves that a home purchased during marriage but registered as separate property due to error can be registered as community property in the divorce agreement. The error in the buyer's civil status does not prevent registration if the prior marriage is proven.
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The General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith resolves an appeal against the registry's refusal to register the award of a property agreed in a divorce settlement agreement. The problem arises because the husband purchased the property in 2019 declaring himself single before a notary, when in fact he had b…
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