This regime cannot be chosen if one or the spouses already has children from another relationship. Likewise, anyone who has already turned 60 on the date of marriage, is subject, by legal imperative, to the separation regime.
In community of property, both the assets that the bride and groom possess at the time of the wedding or those that come to acquire after marriage will be marital property.
In this regime, all assets are common with a few exceptions, such as personal items and very specific assets.
In 2008 the Portuguese law changed and a new rule applies stating that, upon the divorce, each of the spouses cannot receive more assets than the ones it would receive under the Limited Community of Property regime.
Thus, nowadays, this regime is mainly relevant in the case of death of one of the spouses, but not so much in case of divorce.