State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 1210 – Effect of separation of persons – From the separation of persons, the separation of the assets necessarily follows. § Sole paragraph - Whichever be the regime under which the marriage has been contracted, the wife, in case of her adultery, shall have no right of separation of assets but only for maintenance, except if it is proved that at the time when she committed adultery she could have applied for separation from her husband on any of the grounds mentioned in clause 2 of Article 1204.