Verteilung der Haushaltsgegenstände bei Getrenntleben Entscheidung

If you are married or in a registered civil partnership but living separately, you can request a distribution of household goods for the period of separation.

If you are unable to reach an agreement with your partner who is separating on the distribution of household goods, you can file a claim for the distribution of household goods in court.

• Inventory list of household items, if applicable

  With the respective ownership and, if applicable, the distribution intention in the event of a subsequent divorce, countersigned by your spouse or civil partner.

As a spouse or civil partner, you are entitled to the distribution of household goods if

• You cannot agree on the distribution of the items,
• you are separated spouses or partners,
• the objects in dispute are household objects,
• the object belongs to you personally
• you do not have to give the item to your partner for use because he or she needs the item to run a separate household.
• Objects belonging jointly to the partners are distributed between them according to the principles of equity

An application for the distribution of household effects in the event of separation shall be filed with the local court - family court - having jurisdiction pursuant to sections 201 et seq. of the Family Proceedings Act (FamFG).

• The court may impose an obligation to provide information on each of the spouses to facilitate its decision in accordance with section 206 I FamFG.
• The court shall discuss the matter with the spouses at a hearing. It shall order the personal appearance of the spouses.
• The court shall decide on the distribution of household goods by order. It may fix a reasonable remuneration for the use of the household effects.