Getting together in Tenerife...

Tenerife lifeline covers the legal aspects of relationships in Tenerife, including:

Cohabitation

• Tax and social security
• Ownership of assets and debt
• Social security
• The certificado de convivencia
• The Registro de Parejas de Hecho de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias.
• Documents required to register
• Civil partnerships registered in the UK

Marriage

• Pre-nuptial agreements: the regimen de gananciales, régimen de separación de bienes and the régimen de participación de bienes
• Religious or civil marriage
• Documents and process to get married in Tenerife
• Gay marriage
• Marriage in Gibraltar

 ... and splitting up

Separation and divorce are comparatively simple in Spain, as long as both parties are in agreement.  Tenerife Lifeline covers:

Fast track divorce and separation

The two types of separation

Reasons for separation or divorce

Ending a non Spanish marriage

Useful links about getting together in Tenerife

You can download all the forms you will need to register that you are cohabiting from the Registro de Parejas de Hecho de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias