LAW Nº27/2016 OF 08/07/2016 GOVERNING MATRIMONIAL REGIMES, DONATIONS AND SUCCESSIONS | 27/2016 OF 08/07/2016 — Rwanda law | Esheria

LAW Nº27/2016 OF 08/07/2016 GOVERNING MATRIMONIAL REGIMES, DONATIONS AND SUCCESSIONS

This law governs matrimonial property regimes, donations made or received within a family, and successions.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
27/2016 OF 08/07/2016
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
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About this statute

This law governs matrimonial property regimes, donations made or received within a family, and successions. This article defines key terms used in the law. This provision defines a matrimonial regime as the system under this Law that spouses agree to use to manage their property. This article lists the three types of matrimonial regimes: community of property, limited community of property, and separation of property. This article defines the community of property regime as a contract where spouses put all their property into joint ownership.