which of the options is better:
Buying an apartment with ownership rights for two 50/50 or getting married. The deadlines are pressing, we want to complete the purchase as soon as possible.
I also have a question, what registration procedure and in which institutions should be completed after the purchase, if the property will be registered for two?
Do I need to redo the documents for the apartment if we get married after the purchase and I change my last name?
Yaroslav Sikorsky
Even if you purchase an apartment before the marriage, it will still be considered jointly owned property.
According to Article 74 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, if a woman and a man live in the same family, but are not married to each other or in any other marriage, the property acquired by them during their cohabitation belongs to them under the right of joint co-ownership, if otherwise not established by a written agreement between them.
The above rule works if your relationship has the following characteristics:
cohabitation of a man and a woman;
common life;
mutual rights and obligations;
running a joint farm;
have a single budget
As for the purchase procedure, everything happens at the notary. The notary enters all the necessary data into the text of the contract and prints it in a draft version. It should be read carefully! Then the parties make a calculation. After receipt of tax payment receipts, the notary enters the contract into the register of real property rights and the buyer immediately becomes the owner of the apartment.
As for changing the surname, there will be no problems here. If a question arises, it will be enough to present a marriage certificate.
