State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 2137 - Deposit of price of auction - Where the adjudication is done to a stranger, he shall deposit in the same act, the price of the auction or shall furnish security for immediate payment; however, where it is done to any of the parties, he shall be liable to deposit, or furnish security, for the value exceeding the share which he is likely to have in the properties to be partitioned. § Sole paragraph – The price of the auction whether deposited or not, shall enter into the mass to be partitioned.