The thread running through these ten questions
Three mistakes recur. The first is believing that long cohabitation eventually creates rights: almost nowhere does it. The second is assuming the European Union has harmonised family law: it has not, and cannot, the matter belonging to the member states. The third is treating a foreign document as automatically valid at home: registration is almost always required.
Where to find the answer for your own case
- The site country by country — everything the site says about one country, on one page.
- The legal index — the legal pages sorted by theme.