Title: MOTIVATION FOR CHOOSING THE COMMUNITY PROPERTY MARITAL REGIME BY CONGOLESE COUPLES
Authors:
Ntumba Kamanga Bijoux and Ozowa Latem Josue
Abstract:
This article seeks to understand the reasons why an increasing number of couples opt for the community property marital regime over other matrimonial regimes offered during civil marriage. To this end, a psychosocial survey was conducted in communes of Kinshasa, where we contacted 134 legally married subjects who had chosen the community property regime. According to our respondents, the socio-economic security that the community property regime provides to spouses in the event of one partner’s death, the idea of prolonged cohabitation, and the connotation of mutual trust are the motivations for their choice of this regime.
Keywords: Matrimonial regime; Community property; Congolese couples.
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