Married Persons Property Regime
- In accordance with Section 3(1) of the Married Persons Property Act marriage solemnised between spouses is outright out of community of property and community of profit and loss or any liabilities or privileges therefrom.
- However, the Act provides that spouses may choose to contract to be in community of property and community of profit and loss or any liabilities or privileges therefrom by signing an instrument to that effect.
- The instrument must be signed by each of the spouses before solemnisation of their marriage and in the presence of two persons one of whom shall be an administrative officer as a witness to the choice made.
- For the signed instrument to be valid it must be registered in the Deeds Register (Attorney General’s Office) within 90 days. If not registered within this period the instrument will not be valid hence the marriage will be presumed to be out of community as at Section 3(1).
All married couples who solemnise their marriage according to the common law.
In order to access this service, applicants must follow the following steps:
- Fill in the application form selecting the married property regime
- National Identity document for citizens
- Passport for Non-citizens
The service takes 90 days for the Instrument to be collected from the office.
The service free is P20.00