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23/05/2013
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I am married, in partial community property, and have a debt in bank current accounts, loans and credit cards. My wife can have your savings account only in your name, blocked or seized because of my debt? There is a limit to block book? (D. M.)
If the debts were made by one spouse to meet family expenses, her assets also respond by Articles 1663 and 1664 of the Civil Code, which governs the rights and obligations of persons in private. In another case, no. As for the attachment, some goods are considered absolutely exempt from seizure by the Code of Civil Procedure, which governs what happens in the courts involving a civil process. The savings account is on that list, but up to the limit of 40 minimum wages. Ie, you can pledge money deposited in a passbook. However, never less than 40 minimum (Article 649), the law considers that this is a minimum value for the preservation of human dignity.
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Source: Extra - online
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