Family Law Act (2009) Country/Territory Estonia Document type Legislation Date 2009 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source RT I, 05.09.2017, 29 Subject Land & soil, General Keyword Ownership Property rights Transfer Inheritance Cadastre/land registration Contract/agreement Common property Private land Land tenure Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes The Act enters into force on 1 July 2010. Abstract The Act regulates marriage in Estonia. Notably, it states that prospective spouses may, by agreement, select a proprietary relationship from among the types of proprietary relations set out in the Act before the contraction of marriage by an application for marriage. The types of proprietary relations include jointness of property; set-off of assets increment; or separateness of property. Spouses may also enter into a marital property contract. In certain situations, the land registry is used for determining the property rights of spouses upon separation. The Act also provides rules in connection with the marital property register. Full text English/Estonian Website www.riigiteataja.ee