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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