In Mexico City, cheating on or abusing your partner could cost you not only your marriage, but also all the assets you once shared. A new initiative introduced in the capital’s Congress proposes that, when a serious breach within a marriage is proven, the affected person retains 100% of the assets.
The proposal, sponsored by Morena representative Elizabeth Mateos, seeks to reform the local Civil Code so that infidelity, unjustified abandonment, untreated addictions, and domestic violence have legal consequences beyond divorce.
“In the case of marriages celebrated under the marital partnership regime, when it is proven that one of the spouses has committed serious breaches of marital duty, such as domestic violence, infidelity, unjustified abandonment, untreated addictions, or any other conduct that has caused harm to the other spouse or their children, said spouse may be ordered to completely lose their right to the liquidation of the common assets,” the bill details.
The 50-50 rule would no longer apply.
Currently, even if one spouse commits a serious offense, the law grants them 50% of the common property. However, the new proposal seeks to correct what it considers an injustice.
“The judge will resolve based on the evidence presented and under the principles of equity, justice, and victim protection,” clarifies the text that proposes adding Section V bis to Article 267 of the Civil Code.
The initiative would also strengthen the role of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and family courts so that victims of abuse or abandonment receive fair compensation.
Divorces are on the rise.
According to figures from the Mexico City government, divorces have increased by more than 30% in the last decade, and domestic violence has reached 39.9%. Therefore, these types of measures seek, in addition to justice, to send a clear message: if you break the rules of marriage, you could walk away with nothing.
For now, the proposal must go to committees for analysis. But if approved, it would mark a historic change in family law in the capital.
Source: record
