Reform of the matrimonial property law: implications for the spouse who is professionnaly active through a company

Reform of the matrimonial property law: implications for the spouse who is professionnaly active through a company

Common shares of which the membership rights are own. In case of spouses who are married under the legal regime with community of acquisitions, the professional income generated by each individual spouse is considered as community property. In this context, each spouse continues to have professional autonomy and can make his own professional choices, without the interference of the other spouse. To strengthen this professional autonomy, the 2018 reform of the matrimonial property law clarified and further developed the former rules provided for in article 1401,5° of the Civil Code regarding the membership rights of common shares. Today, the membership…


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