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régimen legal supletorio

English translation: corresponding/equivalent laws

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Spanish term or phrase:régimen legal supletorio
English translation:corresponding/equivalent laws
Entered by: Tom2004

16:11 Aug 2, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law: Contract(s)
Spanish term or phrase: régimen legal supletorio
En una escritura, el notario se refiere al estado civil de un matrimonio extranjero como:

"casados bajo el régimen legal supletorio de su pais"
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corresponding/equivalent laws
Explanation:
"married according to the corresponding/equivalent laws of their country."
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Tom2004
Canada
Local time: 16:00
Grading comment
thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3corresponding/equivalent laws
Tom2004
5 -1Additional / Suppletory Laws
Cecilia Calonico
5 -1joint marital property regime
Lavinia Pirlog
3Supplementary Rules/Provisions
Consult Couture


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
régimen legal supletorio
Additional / Suppletory Laws


Explanation:
or Legal Framework / Legal System

Cecilia Calonico
Argentina
Local time: 17:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Carl Stoll: "Supletorio" means something that fills a gap. It has no equivalent in English. See my note.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
régimen legal supletorio
Supplementary Rules/Provisions


Explanation:
Simon & Schuster


    Reference: http://web.singnet.com.sg/~arbiter/klaw3.html
    Reference: http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/clj/clsp.html
Consult Couture
United States
Local time: 15:00
Native speaker of: English
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
régimen legal supletorio
corresponding/equivalent laws


Explanation:
"married according to the corresponding/equivalent laws of their country."

Tom2004
Canada
Local time: 16:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
Grading comment
thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KirstyMacC (X): Smacks of conflict of law provs.
12 mins
agree  Henry Hinds
27 mins
agree  Consult Couture
3 hrs
agree  Agustina Pogliano Conte
7 hrs
disagree  Carl Stoll: The closest translation of "supletorio" in English is "substitute". See my note.
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3180 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
joint marital property regime


Explanation:
legislación en materia familiar que discrimina a las mujeres en su capacidad de administrar su patrimonio, tales como el régimen supletorio de sociedad conyugal.

remain in force which discriminate against women as administrators of their property, such as the joint property marital regime (articles 3 and 26 of the Covenant)


    Reference: http://daccess-ods.un.org/
Lavinia Pirlog
Romania
Local time: 23:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Romanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Carl Stoll: The English term is "marriage settlement" concerning property, not "regime". The term "regime" is not used in law.
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