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Personal-injury compensation invested in community assets

Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 57/2022
· Note published and reviewed: 2026-10-27

The issue and the court’s approach

The court applied the reimbursement right to separate personal-injury compensation used to acquire community assets. Absence of an express reservation did not remove the statutory credit.

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Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 57/2022 · 2022-01-31

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General information on Spanish law. Application depends on the facts, applicable legislation and subsequent developments. English text is explanatory, not an official translation.

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