Marriage, Property and Solidarity in Europe

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.