Marriage, Property and Solidarity in Europe: A Comparative Legal Analysis

Author: Hannelore Thijs
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781035366095
Published In: December 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This innovative book examines how patrimonial solidarity between spouses is manifested across various community-based and separation-based matrimonial property regimes in Europe. Hannelore Thijs demonstrates the complexities of spousal interdependence by analysing key issues including the protection of the family home, debt regulation, and the content of the matrimonial property. By exploring similarities and differences among the analysed regimes, Thijs provides fresh insights into the legal dimensions of matrimonial property law.

Key Features:

Draws from legislation, case law and literature across different European jurisdictions, including France, Germany, and the Netherlands
Provides a series of practical recommendations and global best practices to enhance the coherence of legal frameworks in Europe and to ensure a more harmonious spousal solidarity
Compares 13 European matrimonial property regimes, encompassing the Franco-German community of accrued gains and the regimes proposed by the Commission on European Family Law

Marriage, Property and Solidarity in Europe will be a valuable resource for legal practitioners and scholars in family law and property law with a European focus. Researchers with an interest in EU law or comparative law will also find this to be an engaging text.

Foreword: A landmark study on marriage, property, and solidarity in Europe xxiii

Introduction

Administration of the matrimonial property

Protection of the family home and household goods

Debt regulation

Income

value increases concerning non-matrimonial property

Apparent non-matrimonial property

Method of sharing

Sharing key

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Composition and valuation of the matrimonial property