With the modern tendency to marry later in life or even to marry more than once, individuals are now more inclined to protect any inherited and/or acquired wealth to ensure that it is received by their children, for example. The laws on the enforceability of preliminary speeches differ from state to state and anyone who needs to worry about his vulnerability to losing large quantities of acquired property should be resolved in advance by an interview with a lawyer specializing in this area. Marriages within the meaning of marriage agreements between spouses are not valid or, at the very least, non-binding under Cypriot law. The same applies to all agreements relating to the future implantation of matrimonial property between the spouses after the marriage, but before separation. It is only after the separation of the spouses that the right to the assessment of the increase in matrimonial property under section 14 of Act 232/91 (see item 5.1) can be obtained, so that all marriage comparisons or marital inheritance allocation agreements made before the separation of the spouses will not read the parties and will not be taken into account by the family court. Indeed, the provisions of Act 232/91 are imperative and cannot be compromised by private agreements (probably under duress) signed between the parties, which restrict or exclude the law provided for in section 14 of the Act 232/91. Therefore, marriages can only be concluded after the separation of the parties and not before. However, after separation, the parties can freely settle their marital property without resorting to the family court. A marital (pre-marital) agreement is made between two persons who intend to marry or enter into a life partnership, governing how the couple wishes to share their property in the event of the dissolution of the marriage or a partnership of life. This agreement may, in particular, cover and regulate assets related to wealth, wealth, income, estates and debts, whether acquired individually or collectively before or during the marriage period. Marital agreements are not recognized in Cyprus and are therefore null and forth, as they are considered to be contrary to public order and morality.
In particular, they are supposed to undermine the very institution of marriage before it even begins. Moreover, under Cypriot family law, marriage has no influence on the financial autonomy of each spouse. The object of distribution is the increase of the real estate (mobile or immobile) and not the property itself. Therefore, in the event of separation or divorce, a spouse who has contributed in one way or another to the increase in the other spouse`s wealth is entitled to the portion of the increase that results from his contribution.