CIVIL LAW

F.A.Q.

1. What is civil law in Spain?
   Civil law in Spain is the branch of law that regulates relationships between people, whether physical or legal, in aspects such as marriage, family, inheritance, property, among others.

2. What is marriage in Spanish civil law?
   Marriage in Spanish civil law is a contract by which two people join together to establish a common cohabitation. The free and express consent of both parties is required and is formalized before a public official.

3. How is property divided in a separation or divorce in Spanish civil law?
   In a separation or divorce in Spanish civil law, the property of the spouses is divided according to the matrimonial economic regime that they have chosen or that has been applied in their case.

4. What are obligations in Spanish civil law?
   Obligations in Spanish civil law are the legal links that exist between two or more people, in which one of them has the obligation to do or not do something in favor of the other.

5. What is civil liability in Spanish civil law?
   Civil liability in Spanish civil law refers to the obligation to repair the damage caused by unlawful conduct. It can be demanded through compensation or a fine.

6. What are property rights in Spanish civil law?
   Property rights in Spanish civil law are the rights that a person has over a thing, such as the right of ownership, usufruct, easement, among others.

7. What is succession in Spanish civil law?
   Succession in Spanish civil law refers to the set of rules that regulate the transmission of property and rights from a person to his or her heirs in the event of death.

8. How is a contract formalized in Spanish civil law?
   A contract in Spanish civil law is formalized by the agreement of wills between two or more people who are obliged to comply with certain conditions. It is required that the contract be made in writing and that the formalities established by law be fulfilled.

9. What are sales contracts in Spanish civil law?
   Sales contracts in Spanish civil law are those in which a person is obliged to transfer ownership of a good to another person in exchange for a price.

10. What is prescription in Spanish civil law?
    In Spanish civil law, the statute of limitations refers to the time that elapses from the moment a right arises until it expires. The statute of limitations varies according to the right in question and may be interrupted in certain circumstances.