Decree of 12 December 1983.
This Decree, which came into force on 26 March 1984, makes the following changes in the Civil Code of the Federal District of Mexico: 1) nonmarital life partners have a right to inherit from one another if they have lived together for five years or have common children; 2) such life partners are responsible for the support of each other; 3) marriage may be dissolved on a no fault basis after two years' marriage; 4) the custody of children upon divorce is to be determined on the basis of what is best for the child, without consideration of which spouse is at fault; 5) upon divorce, the wife has the right to support for a period equal to the length of the marriage if her own income is insufficient to support herself and she has not entered into any marital or similar relationship; and 6) upon divorce, the husband has the same right if he is unable to work and his own income is not sufficient to support himself.
D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D002655:Child Custody; D002668:Child Rearing; D003906:Developing Countries; D004243:Divorce; D004467:Economics; D007843:Latin America; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008393:Marriage; D008800:Mexico; D009656:North America; D010067:Ownership; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014918:Wills
Americas; Behavior; Child Custody--legal aspects; Child Rearing; Consensual Union--legal aspects; Developing Countries; Divorce--legal aspects; Economic Factors; Inheritance--legal aspects; Latin America; Legislation; Mexico; Microeconomic Factors; North America; Nuptiality; Ownership; Socioeconomic Factors; Spousal Support--legal aspects