{"id":249178,"date":"2025-09-25T14:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highgate.sk\/divorce-and-business-how-to-protect-your-business-and-investments-from-loss-of-assets\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:08:35","slug":"divorce-and-business-how-to-protect-your-business-and-investments-from-loss-of-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highgate.sk\/en\/divorce-and-business-how-to-protect-your-business-and-investments-from-loss-of-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Divorce and business: how to protect your business and investments from loss of assets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Divorce and division of property: How BSM works in Slovakia<\/h2>\n\n

In Slovakia, property acquired during the marriage belongs to the community of property of the spouses (BSM). Thus, upon divorce, the property is dissolved and subsequently settled. <\/p>\n\n

Three ways to settle property:<\/h3>\n\n

1. Spouses’ agreement<\/strong> – the quickest way if they can agree on the division of property (e.g. who keeps the property, who keeps the company, who keeps the investments),<\/p>\n\n

2. Court decision<\/strong> – if no agreement is possible, the court decides. This is usually based on the principle of equal shares (each spouse 50:50), <\/p>\n\n

3. Statutory presumption<\/strong> – if the property is not settled within 3 years of the divorce, a presumption applies that the assets in the BSM are community of property (50:50).<\/p>\n\n

Divorce of an entrepreneur: risks for the company and investments<\/h2>\n\n

If one of the spouses runs a business, the situation becomes more complicated in a divorce. The rights of the shareholder (such as his\/her status, decision-making and management of the company, e.g. in a limited liability company) belong to the spouse who is registered in the commercial register. However, the value of the shareholding is already included in the BSM. <\/p>\n\n

That is:<\/p>\n\n