Kids Will Stay in Home; Parents to Come and Go

May 2, 2011

In the news today, a novel custody arrangement dictated by a Seville judge: the children will stay put and the parents will alternate living with them on a quarterly basis (in line with the school year). According to Judge Francisco Serrano of Seville Family Court No 7 court the arrangement is feasible given the family’s resources; it also makes sense as both parents have been involved in the their children’s upbringing until now.

Judge Serrano is an outspoken supporter of custodia compartida and is the author of Un Divorcio Sin Traumas.


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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Chipping Away at Civil Code Article 96

August 7, 2010

With 50,000 separations & divorces involving children taking place in Spain each year, the issue of what happens to the family home is getting more and more attention. Men’s rights groups and some judges want the current law changed, and some comunidades are listening.
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