German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subtitle 2 Contractual property regime Chapter 1 General provisions Section 1408 Marriage contract, freedom of contract (1) The spouses may provide for their matrimonial property arrangements by contract (marriage contract), and in particular even…
Book 4. Family Law (Section 1297 – 1407)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Book 4 Family Law Division 1 Civil marriage Title 1 Engagement Section 1297 Non-actionability, nullity of a promise to pay a penalty (1) No action for the entering into of a marriage may be…
Division 8. Pledge of movable things and over rights (Section 1204 – 1296)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 8 Pledge of movable things and over rights Title 1 Pledge of movable things Section 1204 Statutory contents of the pledge of movable things (1) A movable thing may be encumbered to secure…
Title 2. Land charge, annuity land charge (Section 1191 – 1203)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Title 2 Land charge, annuity land charge Subtitle 1 Land charge Section 1191 Statutory contents of the land charge (1) A plot of land may be encumbered in such a way that the person…
Division 7. Mortgage, land charge, annuity land charge (Section 1113 – 1190)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 7 Mortgage, land charge, annuity land charge Title 1 Mortgage Section 1113 Statutory contents of the mortgage (1) A plot of land may be encumbered in such a way that the person in…
Division 6. Charges on land (Section 1105 – 1112)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 6 Charges on land Section 1105 Statutory contents of the charge on land (1) A plot of land may be encumbered in such a way that recurring acts of performance are to be…
Division 5. Right of preemption (Section 1094 – 1104)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 5 Right of preemption Section 1094 Statutory contents of the real right of preemption (1) A plot of land may be encumbered in such a manner that the person in whose favour the…
Title 3. Restricted personal easements (Section 1090 – 1093)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Title 3 Restricted personal easements Section 1090 Statutory definition of the restricted personal easement (1) A plot of land may be encumbered in such a way that the person for whose benefit the encumbrance…
Subtitle 3. Usufruct in property (Section 1085 – 1089)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subtitle 3 Usufruct in property Section 1085 Creation of usufruct in property Usufruct in the assets of a person may be created only in such a way that the usufructuary obtains the usufruct in…
Subtitle 2. Usufruct in rights (Section 1068 – 1084)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subtitle 2 Usufruct in rights Section 1068 Statutory definition of usufruct in rights (1) The subject of the usufruct may also be a right. (2) Usufruct in rights is governed by the provisions on…