Art. 1 Rome III REG - Scope
Art. 1 Scope 1. This Regulation shall apply, in situations involving a conflict of laws, to divorce and legal separation.
2. This Regulation shall not apply to the following matters, even if they arise merely as a preliminary question within the context of divorce or legal separation proceedings:
- (a)
- the legal capacity of natural persons;
- (b)
- the existence, validity or recognition of a marriage;
- (c)
- the annulment of a marriage;
- (d)
- the name of the spouses;
- (e)
- the property consequences of the marriage;
- (f)
- parental responsibility;
- (g)
- maintenance obligations;
- (h)
- trusts or successions.