Who Pays the Mortgage After Divorce?

May 1, 2011

Since the Tribunal Supremo (TSJ) announced its decision last week there has been plenty of reaction. On Saturday, El Páis published “Lo que la hipoteca unió, que no lo separe un juez” exploring some of the possible consequences of the ruling (one of which might be a blizzard of petitions from ex-husbands requesting a modification of their divorce agreements).
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Spanish Supreme Court Ruling: Split the Mortgage after Divorce

April 25, 2011

According to an El País article that appeared on 24 April
the Tribunal Supremo (TSJ) has just ruled that after divorce ex spouses should bear mortgages equally. The ruling overturned the decision of a provincial court that a father pay 80% of the mortgage on the family home, arguing that the man had sufficient resources to do so.
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