When a couple gets married, the Community of Acquests regime applies automatically to their property in marriage. This means that all the assets and liabilities of both spouses are joined into 1 fund, and both spouses equally own and administer such assets and liabilities together.
When a couple gets married, the Community of Acquests regime applies automatically to their property in marriage. This means that all the assets and liabilities of both spouses are joined into 1 fund, and both spouses equally own and administer such assets and liabilities together.
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| CAPITAL CITY: Valletta | LANGUAGES: Maltese, English |
| SCHENGEN: Full Member Since 2007 | CURRENCY: Euro € |
| TOTAL AREA: 316 km² | POPULATION: 417,432 |
| NEAREST COUNTRY: Italy, 255 km | TIME ZONE: Central European Time Zone (UTC+01:00) |
Legal Basis
The Civil Code (Chapter 16 of the laws of Malta) regulates marriage contracts and stipulates that the default regime which governs a married couple’s property is the Community of Acquests. However, the law establishes procedures how a couple may choose a different regime to apply to their property in marriage.
Benefits
- The assets acquired by the spouses following the post-nup, will be individually owned by each of them
- The spouses can carry acts of administration without each other’s consent
- Each spouse is not responsible for the liabilities contracted by the other spouse
Eligibility
- Both parties need to be 18 years old and over
- Both parties have already contracted marriage in or outside Malta
- If parties contracted marriage outside of Malta, they must have established or will establish themselves in Malta
- Both parties have the intention to marry and have established a marriage date
Process & Timeline
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