The family is characterized by a social construction in which it is traditionally composed of father, mother and children (as), but this institution has undergone many changes and currently it is not possible to think of a single family model. Homoparenting presupposes that one or two homosexual adults assume the parenting of a child. Marriage

The law states that the supplementary marriage regime is that of acquired communion. The acquired communion regime seeks, essentially, to avoid injustices in the distribution of assets of the couple, since it is characterized by the possibility of the existence of common assets and assets of each spouse, unlike, for example, what happens with the

The law attributes to the de facto union some legal effects identical to those of marriage, although it does not equate the two figures. Thus, de facto unites are entitled to food, housing guarantees and social assistance. As the de facto union is not subject to a property regime, the rules governing the patrimonial effects

The criteria for updating the maintenance allowance must, from the outset, to be provided in the Regulation for the Exercise of Parental Responsibilities, whether this is fixed by agreement or by court order. The most commonly used criteria is, the inflation calculated for the year prior to the one that respects the update. Therefore, the

The person living in a de facto union cannot be heir to the inheritance of his partner. Thus, the only possibility for the de facto unity to inherit is if there is a will and there is a statement of the deceased person’s express wish to use the available share of the inheritance in their

The overall value of a divorce case varies depending on whether it is a divorce by mutual consent – which can be decreed at a Civil Registry Office or a divorce without the consent of one of the spouses, which will run in court. For mutual consent, it is necessary for spouses to agree on