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Filing for Divorce in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Conservatória Mutual-Consent Track, the Tribunal Litigation Route, the Regime de Bens, Pensão de Alimentos and Responsabilidades Parentais

Filing for Divorce in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Conservatória Mutual-Consent Track, the Tribunal Litigation Route, the Regime de Bens, Pensão de Alimentos and Responsabilidades Parentais

Divorce in Portugal runs on two tracks: the Conservatória mutual-consent route (same-day decree, €280 fee, 4-6 week window) under DL 272/2001, and the Tribunal de Família e Menores adversarial route (8-18 month window, mandatory advogado) under Código Civil Articles 1773-1786 and Lei 61/2008.
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PSP Makes Six Detentions and Fires Warning Shots After Confrontos at Assembleia da República Following the 3 June CGTP General-Strike March — Leitão Amaro Flags 'Limits Exceeded'

PSP Makes Six Detentions and Fires Warning Shots After Confrontos at Assembleia da República Following the 3 June CGTP General-Strike March — Leitão Amaro Flags 'Limits Exceeded'

PSP made six detentions and fired warning shots after confrontations at Assembleia da República late on 3 June 2026 — Article 347/348 Código Penal track, garbage bins on fire, glass bottles thrown at cordon. Leitão Amaro: 'some exceeded the limits'; CGTP distanced from the post-march sub-group.
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Claiming Subsídio de Doença (Sick Pay) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the CIT Digital Certificate, the 6-Month Prazo de Garantia, the 55-60-70-75% Reference-Remuneration Bands and the €5.37 IAS Floor

Claiming Subsídio de Doença (Sick Pay) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the CIT Digital Certificate, the 6-Month Prazo de Garantia, the 55-60-70-75% Reference-Remuneration Bands and the €5.37 IAS Floor

Subsídio de Doença — the cash benefit paid by Segurança Social when a registered worker is medically unable to work — is one of the load-bearing social-protection payments in the Portuguese system. The 2026 régime sits on the Decreto-Lei 28/2004...
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Council of Ministers Approves a Bill Creating a National Anti-Trafficking Coordinator and Carving Out Non-Punishment for Trafficking Victims — Lisbon Transposes EU Directive 2024/1712 Onto a 355-Registo OTSH Caseload

Council of Ministers Approves a Bill Creating a National Anti-Trafficking Coordinator and Carving Out Non-Punishment for Trafficking Victims — Lisbon Transposes EU Directive 2024/1712 Onto a 355-Registo OTSH Caseload

The Council of Ministers approved a Government bill on Wednesday 3 June 2026 that transposes Directive (UE) 2024/1712 of the European Parliament and Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims, sending the...
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