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CONYUGE SUPERSTITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pensions and Annuities
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- surviving spouse
1, record 1, English, surviving%20spouse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... no pension shall be paid to the surviving spouse of a member of the forces unless the spouse was living with the member, was maintaining or being maintained by the member or was entitled to be maintained by the member at the time of the member's death and for a reasonable time before the death. 1, record 1, English, - surviving%20spouse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pensions et rentes
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- époux survivant
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9poux%20survivant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] aucune pension n'est payée à l'époux survivant d'un membre des forces, sauf si cette personne vivait avec lui, si ce dernier subvenait à ses besoins ou si l'époux survivant subvenait aux besoins de ce dernier ou si l'époux survivant était en droit d'exiger qu'il subvienne à ses besoins lors de son décès et durant une période raisonnable avant celui-ci. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9poux%20survivant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pensiones y rentas
- Derecho de familia (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cónyuge supérstite
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%B3nyuge%20sup%C3%A9rstite
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- forced heir 1, record 2, English, forced%20heir
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- héritier réservataire
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20r%C3%A9servataire
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho privado
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- heredero forzoso
1, record 2, Spanish, heredero%20forzoso
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Son, por este orden excluyente, los hijos y descendientes; los padres y ascendientes; y el cónyuge supérstite. 1, record 2, Spanish, - heredero%20forzoso
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