You say you are the sole
Submitted by modicasa on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 01:17In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
You say you are the sole owner, because only you signed the atto? That is all well and good if you are in separation of goods. If you are married in communioin of goods then your husband automatically owns 50% and you will need his say so to sell. If on the other hand, the atto says you are in separation of goods and only you signed then the property is 100% yours to do with as you see fit. Under Italian law it is yours and only yours.
Thank you very much for
Submitted by tuscanwellies on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 21:51In reply to You say you are the sole by modicasa
Thank you very much for replying and clearing matters up.Can you kindly tell me what Italian phrase to look for in the atto to ensure there is separation of goods? As only my name/signature is on the atto I assumed this was enough. Guess I need to do some re-reading.
When you signed the atto the
Submitted by modicasa on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 01:12In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
When you signed the atto the notaio should have asked you. Usually on the first page after your names, it will say something like, coniugato/a in comunione dei beni or separazioni dei beni. If it says nothing, and you were married in the UK, then you automatically fall into the comunion of goods as that is the default state in the UK.