Who owns what in a marriage in Morocco?

Depends on the spouses' religion or personal law

In Morocco each spouse keeps their own property by default, but the Family Code lets spouses sign a separate document on how to manage the property they acquire during the marriage.

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The default, not your case. This page describes what applies when a couple sign no contract. Family law changes, and a court can decide differently on the facts of a case. For a couple with a foreign spouse, take advice in each country involved. This is general information, not legal advice.

What applies by default

Each spouse's property is separate. There is no automatic sharing of what is acquired during the marriage.

When the marriage ends in divorce

Each takes their own property. If the spouses signed an agreement on managing acquired property, it is applied, and otherwise a court may take account of each spouse's contribution.

A marriage contract

A separate document on the management of property acquired during the marriage can be signed, in addition to the marriage contract.

What stays your own, and gifts

Property from before the marriage, gifts and inheritances stay personal.

If one spouse is a foreigner

Moroccan family law applies to Muslims, and other rules apply to Moroccan Jews and to foreigners in some cases. Get local advice.

Understand the legal system first

Morocco belongs to the Religious (Islamic) law is a leading source family. Family law grows out of the legal tradition, so it helps to know how the system works.

Read the Morocco legal-system profile in the Legal Families Atlas →

Official sources

Ministry of Justice of Morocco

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