Prenuptial Agreement Cesky

The number of marriage contracts is increasing year by year. If you want to get married here in the Czech Republic and apply Czech law in your marriage, then clients advise us the content of what they want in the agreement. The actual signature and publication process of this Agreement in the public register shall be carried out through the Office of Notaries. Due to international aspects, we are in contact with lawyers from other relevant countries. « A marriage contract clearly specifies which property belongs to which partner if the marriage is divorced. It is therefore superior to matrimonial regimes, » Neubauer said. Agreements of this type can only deal with property and ownership and the list of the names of those who have signed such agreements is available through the Chamber of Notaries. The marriage contract may establish different regimes, very often separate property regimes). The marriage contract can also define how it is distributed during the divorce proceedings, how one of the parties pays alimony, estate planning, asset management, the responsibilities of the parties in case of debt.

« People mainly prepare marriage contracts to protect themselves from being responsible for their partner`s debts, » said Radim Neubauer, president of the Chamber of Notaries of the Czech Republic. In a marriage contract, the parties must define the applicable legislation on matrimonial property in the event of divorce. The marriage contract (pre-marriage contract, share contracts) under Czech law pre-marriage agreements and conjugal agreements are no longer a sign of mistrust and are no longer specific to the younger generations. Prague, 16 years old. January (CTK) – Notaries have prepared a pre-marital agreement for 10,891 couples in 2019, an increase of 260 compared to the previous year, the highest number since registrations began in 2014, the Chamber of Notaries of the Czech Republic CTK announced today. The marriage contract takes effect immediately after the marriage, but can be performed later, if the parties have agreed. Already married couples usually prepare an agreement in cases where one of them is starting a business and does not want a possible lack of success to affect their family members, especially children. A marriage contract clearly specifies which property belongs to which partner if the marriage is divorced. People prepare marriage contracts mainly to protect their acquired property against marriage and also protect themselves from the responsibility of their partner`s debt, but also because of the international aspect and the security of the law that will apply. Under Czech law, property accumulated during a marriage belongs equally to both parties, unless the property was purchased from funds earned by one of the spouses before the marriage or the property was part of a gift or inheritance to one of the spouses (matrimonial property regime). For a model marriage contract in English, contact us.

There are more than 5,000 marriages a year when one of the spouses is Czech and the second foreigner. The number is increasing year by year. Czech women with a foreign spouse marry in 2,680 cases, Czech men marry foreign spouses in 2,183 cases, the Czech statistical office reports marriages or marriages with an international dimension. About 500 marriages take place in the Czech Republic and both spouses are foreigners, some remaining expatriates. Every year, about 2,000 international marriages (either one spouse or both spouses are foreigners) are divorced. . . .