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Legal notes in plain words — property, inheritance, residency and daily life in the Canary Islands, explained for international readers.
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Child maintenance in Spain in 2026: how it is set, updated and collected — even from abroad
How the figure is fixed and updated, what happens when it stops arriving — seizure without the usual floor, coercive fines, the criminal route, the State's advance — and how a Spanish order is enforced in the UK or the EU, and vice versa.
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Prenups in Spain for International Couples: Choosing Your Property Regime
Every married couple in Spain already has a property regime — most never chose it. How the EU rules assign one, what the Spanish options are, and how capitulaciones let you decide for yourselves.
Back to School with Separated Parents in Spain: Who Decides, Who Pays What
September with two households: Spanish law splits school questions into decisions (both parents) and costs (mostly inside the maintenance payment). Here is the map — including when one parent lives abroad.
Divorcing across borders: which court, which law, and what changes if you live in the Canaries
For international couples the first legal question is not 'who gets what' but 'where' — and the answer shapes everything that follows.