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Articles and opinion pieces

Writing by Sara Pontes and Bruna Eugénia Araújo on everyday legal questions.

• 8 October 2026 · Bruna Eugénia Araújo

  If I divorce, do I lose the Portuguese nationality I acquired through marriage?

  Once acquired, Portuguese nationality does not depend on the marriage lasting. What the law says, ipsis verbis, and when nationality can actually be challenged.

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• 8 October 2026 · Sara Pontes

  The land came from the in-laws. The couple built the house. Who owns the property?

  If the land belonged to one spouse and the house was built by both with joint money, the house is not split in half on divorce. The accounts are settled instead.

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