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22:57 May 14, 2006

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Family Law

English term or phrase: dower rights

I don't know how to translate this term into Spanish. It's a term that appears in divoce decrees but I don't kwow exactly what it refers to. Can you please tell me the translation in Spanish?? I think it's something related to the financial situation of a marriage, but I'm not sure.

Thanks a lot.

Carla

Summary of answers provided

usufructo viudal (de la esposa supérstite)

Rebecca Jowers

legítima del conyuge

jairo payan

derecho de dower

tmf

Discussion entries: 3

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10 mins confidence:

derecho de dower

Explanation:
Dower es una figura anglosajona en virtud de la cual se concede a la viuda el uso o usufructo a perpetuidad de los bienes inmuebles de su esposo fallecido y el derecho real otorgado estarà destinado al sostèn de sus hijos y al suyo propio.

Diccionario Mazzuco

tmf
Local time: 16:31
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2 hrs confidence:

legítima del conyuge

Explanation:
No sé si así se le llame en todos los países por aquello de los cambios de forma de las legislaciones partículares.

Legítima: La legítima es la parte de la herencia que, como mínimo, reciben los herederos forzosos.

La "legítima del cónyuge" viudo varía en función de una serie de circunstancias y..

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-05-15 01:18:06 GMT)
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cónyuge. Excusas

Reference: http://www.discapnet.es/Discapnet/Castellano/Guias/Derecho/F...

jairo payan
Local time: 14:31
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PRO pts in category: 23

10 hrs confidence:

usufructo viudal (de la esposa supérstite)

Explanation:
This concept/expression does exist in Spanish. It is "usufructo viudal (de la esposa supérstite)". (It is not a "legítima", which is truly an inheritance, but rather a type of "usufructo" or life estate in part of the decedent's estate.

Rebecca Jowers
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Local time: 20:31
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PRO pts in category: 339

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