State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 1137 – Specification of dowry assets - Where the endowment consists of existing ascertained assets they shall be specified in the contract of the marriage or in any other document or public indenture made prior to the same contract; in case they are not ascertained the source of the right to such assets shall be mentioned in the contract and in such a case they shall be specified as and when they are ascertained, failing which they shall be taken to be assets of the communion. § Sole paragraph - In case future assets are included in the endowment they shall be duly specified within six months from the day they come into the possession of the endowed, failing which they shall also be deemed as assets of the communion.