That actually depends on the country. In Germany, as an example, it doesn’t automatically go to your wife - you still have to declare that in your will.
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Vinny_93@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I didn’t get married for the love or the religious reasons, it’s just way easier when you buy a house together. Now, if I die, all my stuff automatically belongs to my wife.
Noerknhar@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Vinny_93@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
We have the option. If you get married you can get married in ‘(beperkte) gemeenschap van goederen’, which means ‘what’s mine is yours’. Caveat is that anything you owned before you got married will not be taken into account.
Then there’s ‘huwelijkse voorwaarden’ which means ‘what’s mine is mine’.
Noerknhar@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Same here, but for us, it is a common misconception that this also is for when one dies. Crazy system if you ask me because totally unintuitive.
Vinny_93@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
In the Netherlands, if you don’t have a will, it all goes to the spouse.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What town is this where everybody gets free Tuesday morning weddings?
Not that I need another one, it just seems to be happening a lot in here
Vinny_93@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This was Meppel but every municipality in the Netherlands has a free marriage half hour. It varies what day it is but it’ll usually be early morning.
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Most municipalities in the Netherlands have one morning per week for free marriages. Not always tuesday though.
BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Do you need to pay to get married ? I don’t think we paid anything for the administrative side in France.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I seem to recall paying a fee. Looking it up online on the website, it would cost $80 today in the county where we got the license.