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Book 4 · Family law  ›  Subchapter 4 · Partitioning of the common matrimonial property › Section 1476

Division of the surplus

(1) The surplus that remains after the discharge of the obligations of the common matrimonial property is due to the spouses in equal shares.

(2) Each spouse must allow to be credited against their share whatever they are to provide to the common matrimonial property as compensation. To the extent that they do not provide compensation in this way, they remain obliged to the other spouse.

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