German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subchapter 4 Partitioning of the marital property Section 1471 Beginning of the partitioning (1) After the termination of the community of property, the spouses partition the marital property. (2) Until the partitioning, the provisions…
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Subchapter 3. Joint management of the marital property by the spouses (Section 1450 – 1470)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subchapter 3 Joint management of the marital property by the spouses Section 1450 Joint management by the spouses (1) If the marital property is jointly managed by the spouses, the spouses are in particular…
Subchapter 2. Management of the marital property by the husband or the wife (Section 1422 – 1449)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subchapter 2 Management of the marital property by the husband or the wife Section 1422 Subject matter of right of management The spouse who manages the marital property is entitled in particular to take…
Chapter 3. Community of property (Section 1415 – 1421)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Chapter 3 Community of property Subchapter 1 General provisions Section 1415 Agreement by marriage contract If the spouses, by marriage contract, agree on community of property, the following provisions apply. Section 1416 Marital property…
Subtitle 2. Contractual property regime (Section 1408 – 1414)
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…