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Mexican marriage contract: sociedad legal

English translation: joint ownership

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Spanish term or phrase:sociedad legal (contrato de matrimonio)
English translation:joint ownership
Entered by: Parrot

12:57 Dec 15, 2000
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Mexican marriage contract: sociedad legal
Estoy traduciendo un contrato de matrimonio mexicano y al final dice:
Este contrato está sujeto al régimen de
___ sociedad conyugal (Creo que esto es "joint ownership of property by husband and wife")
_X_ sociedad legal (? - HELP NEEDED HERE)
___ separación de bienes (? - HELP NEEDED HERE, TOO)
Si alguien sabe lo que quiere decir cualquiera de estos términos y puede ayudarme, sería de gran ayuda--aunque no sepa los equivalentes en inglés. Gracias de antemano.
-- Merry
OnTarget
la primera es "joint ownership" y la última "separation of
Explanation:
property" (In U.S. law these are the two main categories).
Problem: sociedad legal - is this the same as the Spanish sociedad de bienes gananciales? If so, this refers to the property earned by the couple and held in common AFTER THE MARRIAGE, considering the marriage a business partnership. Under U.S. law, that belongs to the 1st category. British law accepts a mixed arrangement (conjugal estate coexists with individual estate), and in both countries there are always additional clauses.
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 21:27
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Thanks for the helpful answer. What you knew is what I also knew, and what I didn't know is what you didn't know either. However, you articulated the question better than I did! Since there's not an exact equivalent under Texas law, I opted to call Sociedad legal a legal partnership.
--Merry, On Target
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la primera es "joint ownership" y la última "separation of


Explanation:
property" (In U.S. law these are the two main categories).
Problem: sociedad legal - is this the same as the Spanish sociedad de bienes gananciales? If so, this refers to the property earned by the couple and held in common AFTER THE MARRIAGE, considering the marriage a business partnership. Under U.S. law, that belongs to the 1st category. British law accepts a mixed arrangement (conjugal estate coexists with individual estate), and in both countries there are always additional clauses.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 21:27
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Grading comment
Thanks for the helpful answer. What you knew is what I also knew, and what I didn't know is what you didn't know either. However, you articulated the question better than I did! Since there's not an exact equivalent under Texas law, I opted to call Sociedad legal a legal partnership.
--Merry, On Target
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