Spanish property registration with marital settlement document signed in Bulgaria
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Who is affected:
EU foreign nationals with real estate in Spain who settle their marital property abroad
Summary
The DGSJFP resolves an appeal regarding whether a Bulgarian notarial document of marital property settlement can be registered in the Spanish Property Registry. It analyzes whether it meets the functional equivalence requirements established by Spanish law and EU Regulation.
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The Directorate General for Legal Security and Public Faith resolves the appeal against the refusal by the San Javier nº2 Registrar to register a marital property settlement executed before a Bulgarian notary. The registrar considered the document to be a mere signature recognition without functional equivalence to the…
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