For the purpose of information and support to the citizens about issues dealing with cross-border families, we have prepared two leaflets with useful information, which may be accessed by clicking on the below pictures.

• Dissemination of the outputs through the project website which includes:

  • Atlas of EU Member States national regulations on matrimonial and registered partnerships property and successions regimes. A fiche is provided for each Member State, to inform about the in force property regimes of married couples and  registered partnerships.

  • Taxonomy of different forms of families, in particular transnational couples, as well as description of the impact of new EU rules, which may be accessed by clicking on the below pictures.

  • Case studies and best practices analysis to enhance EU family and succession law. Working paper. In these case studies, careful consideration is given to concrete matters of both matrimonial property regimes and the property consequences of registered partnerships, as well as to cross-border succession.

​Raising awareness of the opportunities offered by the new legal framework among the legal professionals.

Published papers:

• Maria Pia Gasperini, Jurisdiction and Efficiency in Protection of Matrimonial Property Rights, in Zbornik znanstvenih razprav, 2019, vol. 79, p. 23-40 ISSN: 1854-3839.

• Roberto Garetto, The impact of multicultural issues on the notion of «family member», in Zbornik znanstvenih razprav, 2019, vol. 79, p. 7-22 ISSN: 1854-3839.

• Nenad Hlača, Odvojen suživot,  Zbornik radova... međunarodni naučni skup Dani porodičnog prava: najbolji interes djeteta u zakonodavstvu i praksi, voluma 7, issue 7, 2019, pp. 26-35, ISSN 2303-6052.

• Nenad Hlača, Ljudska prava u siromaštvu, Godišnjak Akademije pravnih znanosti Hrvatske, volume X, issue 1, 2019, p. 119-131.

• Sandra Winkler, Imovinski odnosi u obitelji: nacionalna pravna rješenja i europski trendovi, Godišnjak Akademije pravnih znanosti Hrvatske, volume X, issue 1, 2019, p. 447-467.

• Roberto Garetto, Civil partnerships: the EU framework for cross-border couples and the recent legislative reform in the UK, 6^th SWS International Scientific Conference on Arts and Humanities 2019 Conference Proceedings, volume 6, issue 1, pp. 65-70.

• Manuela Giobbi, The law applicable to matrimonial property regimes after the Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1103. The impact upon the Italian law, 6^th SWS International Scientific Conference on Arts and Humanities 2019 Conference Proceedings, volume 6, issue 1, pp. 213-218.

• Lucia Ruggeri, Brexit and New European Framework in Family Property Regimes, 6^th SWS International Scientific Conference on Arts and Humanities 2019 Conference Proceedings, volume 6, issue 1, pp. 59-64.

• Filip Dougan, Nova evropska pravila o pristojnosti, pravu, ki se uporablja, ter priznavanju in izvrševanju odločb na področju premoženjskih razmerij mednarodnih parov [New European Rules on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law and Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Regarding Property Regimes of Cross-Border Couples], in: A. Galič, J. Kramberger Škerl (eds.), Liber amicorum Dragica Wedam Lukić. Ljubljana: Pravna fakulteta, 2019, pp. 233-247.

• Lucia Ruggeri & Sandra Winkler, Neka pitanja o imovinskim odnosima bračnih drugova u hrvatskom i talijanskom obiteljskom pravu [Some Issues Concerning the Matrimonial Property Regimes in the Croatian and Italian Family Law], Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci, vol. 40, no. 1, 2019, pp. 167-197.

• Ivana Kunda, Novi međunarodnoprivatnopravni okvir imovine bračnih i registriranih partnera u Europskoj uniji: polje primjene i nadležnost [New Private International Law Framework for Property of Spouses and Registered Partners in European Union: Scope of Application and Jurisdiction], Hrvatska pravna revija, vol. 19, no. 3 (March), 2019, pp. 27-36.

Presentations at the conferences:

• Lucia Ruggeri & Sandra Winkler, Neka pitanja o imovinskim odnosima bračnih drugova u hrvatskom i talijanskom obiteljskom pravu [Some Issues Concerning the Matrimonial Property Regimes in the Croatian and Italian Family Law], 25. savjetovanje pravnika "Petar Simonetti" (vlasništvo - obveze - postupak), 10.-1 2. travnja 2019., Poreč, Croatia

• Nada Bodiroga-Vukobrat† & Ivana Kunda, Utjecaj međunarodnoprivatnopravnih rješenja EU na status migranata [Influence of the EU Private International Law on Migrant Status], Položaj migranata u međunarodnom i europskom pravu, 51. okrugli stol HAZU Modernizacija prava, 4. travnja 2019., Zagreb, Croatia

Creation of an informal network of partners as a permanent observatory in Family and Civil Matters. Establishing an Advisory Committee made up of representatives of different branches legal profession and stakeholders:

Professor Fabio Padovini, Trieste, Italy, President of the Board

Professor Fabienne Jault-Seseke, Versailles, France, Member of the Board

Professor Peter Kindler, München, Germany, Member of the Board

Professor Carlo Rimini, Milano, Italy, Member of the Board     

Professor Thalia Kruger, Antwerpen, Belgium, Member of the Board

Judge Marko Ilešić, Luxembourg, Member of the Board

Judge Vesna Tomljenović, Luxembourg, Member of the Board

Judge Ignacio Ulloa Rubio, Luxembourg, Member of the Board

Legal Secretay Juan Ignacio Signes de Mesa, Luxembourg, Member of the Board                               

Notary Public Biserka Čmrlec Kišić, Varaždin, Croatia, Member of the Board         

Notary Public Nataša Erjavec, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Member of the Board                                                

Notary Public Paolo Pasqualis, Portogruaro, Italy, Member of the Board                       

Notary Public Leticia Ballester Azpitarte,Torredembarra, Spain, Member of the Board

Analysis of cases and legislation, collected data and national reports to establish the best practices include the following activities:

• Analysis of legislation and case law (EU Court Justice, European Court of Human Rights, national courts).

• Collection of data on legal issues related to migration, family property, succession and related tax regulations and cross border problems).

• Production of national reports and analysis of them with the aim of assessing possible impacts on the EU and at cross-border level.

List of publications:

• L. Ruggeri, I. Kunda, S. Winkler (eds.), Family Property and Succession in EU Member States National Reports on the Collected Data, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Pravni fakultet/University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Rijeka, 2019.
• Roberto Garetto (ed.), Report on Collecting Data Methodological and Taxonomical Analysis, 2019.

Model documents and accompanying material for effective and inclusive implementation of the legal standards include the following activities:

• Final revision of activities and results.

• Feedback evaluation of the target groups.

• Drafts of the model documents and accompanying material.

• Interactive contacts with interested social workers and professionals, such as: lawyers, judges, attorneys, notaries, clients and city council officers.

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List of publications:

- M.J. Cazorla González, L. Ruggeri (Eds.), GUIDELINES FOR PRACTITIONERS IN CROSS-BORDER FAMILY PROPERTY AND SUCCESSION LAW (A collection of model acts accompanied by comments and guidelines for their drafting), Dykinson, 2020.

- M.J. Cazorla González, L. Ruggeri (Ur.), SMJERNICE ZA PRAKTIČARE U PREKOGRANIČNOM OBITELJSKOM IMOVINSKOM I NASLJEDNOM PRAVU (Zbirka modela sporazuma i odredbi s pripadajućim komentarima i smjernicama), Dykinson, 2020.

- M.J. Cazorla González, L. Ruggeri (a cura di), LINEE GUIDA PER PROFESSIONISTI NEL DIRITTO PATRIMONIALE DI FAMIGLIA E SUCCESSORIO TRANSNAZIONALE (Una collezione di modelli di atti accompagnati da commenti e linee guida per la loro redazione), Dykinson, 2020.

- M.J. Cazorla González, L. Ruggeri (Ur.), PRIROČNIK ZA PRAKSO S PODROČJA ČEZMEJNIH PREMOŽENJSKIH IN DEDNOPRAVNIH RAZMERIJ
PAROV (Zbirka vzorčnih dokumentov s komentarji in smernicami), Dykinson, 2020.

- M.J. Cazorla González, L. Ruggeri (Eds.), DIRECTRICES PARA PROFESIONALES SOBRE LOS EFECTOS PATRIMONIALES FAMILIARES Y SUCESORIOS TRANSFRONTERIZOS (Una colección de formularios acompañados de comentarios y una guía para su redacción), Dykinson, 2020.

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- María José Cazorla González, CÓMO RESOLVER CONFLICTOS TRANSNACIONALES EN MATRIMONIOS, UNIONES REGISTRADAS Y HERENCIAS EN LECTURA FÁCIL, 2020.

List of publications:

- M.J. Cazorla González, M. Giobbi, J. Kramberger Škerl, L. Ruggeri & S. Winkler (eds.), Property Relations of Cross-Border Couples in the European Union, Napoli, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 2020.

- M.J. Cazorla González, M. Giobbi, J. Kramberger Škerl, L. Ruggeri, S. Winkler (urednice), Imovinski odnosi prekograničnih parova u Europskoj uniji, Napoli, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 2020.

- M.J. Cazorla González, M. Giobbi, J. Kramberger Škerl, L. Ruggeri, S. Winkler (a cura di), Regimi patrimoniali delle coppie transnazionali nell’Unione europea, Napoli, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 2020.

- M.J. Cazorla González, M. Giobbi, J. Kramberger Škerl, L. Ruggeri, S. Winkler (urednice), Premoženjska razmerja čezmejnih parov v Evropski uniji, Napoli, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 2020.

- M.J. Cazorla González, M. Giobbi, J. Kramberger Škerl, L. Ruggeri, S. Winkler (ditores), Las relaciones de propiedad de las parejas transfronterizas en la Unión Europea, Napoli, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 2020.