obligations

08:37 Oct 21, 2019
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English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Law: Contract(s) / community property
English term or phrase: obligations
Dear All,

The text I am translating is a pre-nuptial agreement. Title of the clause is "PAYMENT OF SEPARATE OBLIGATIONS INCURRED AFTER MARRIAGE"

The clause then says:

All obligations (including principal and interest) incurred due to or as a consequence of the purchase, encumbrance, or hypothecation of separate property of either party, whether real, personal or mixed, and all taxes, insurance premiums, operating and maintenance costs of said separate property, shall be paid from such party's separate property income or from such party's separate property funds, at such party's election.

Is this ok to translate obligations as "dettes" ?

Thanks,
VeroniquePhelut
Local time: 16:16


Summary of answers provided
4 -1passifs
Renate Radziwill-Rall
3charges
Ph_B (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
Dette et créance : définition et différences
Daryo

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passifs


Explanation:
ce ne sont pas (encore) forcément des dettes

Renate Radziwill-Rall
France
Local time: 17:16
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
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Asker: Merci Renate !


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: "obligations (including principal and interest)" => it IS about "dettes" i.e. money owed (even if the repayment is still not due these would STILL be "dettes") // you can (have the obligation to) repay "des dettes" not "les passifs".
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charges


Explanation:

Je serais tenté par « charges » ici puisqu'on parle non seulement de l'achat d'un bien immobilier grâce à un prêt (principal and interest) dont le remboursement constitue une charge au sens large, mais également d'autres charges concernant ce bien, telles que la fiscalité, les primes d'assurance, les frais d'entretien.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-10-21 11:35:30 GMT)
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Ou « obligations », tout simplement : on parle bien d'obligations contractées avant ou après le mariage.

Ph_B (X)
France
Local time: 17:16
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Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 19
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ok, thanks. The agreement also refers to 'Payment of separate obligations incurred prior of after the marriage' = paiement des obligations contractées avant et après le mariage, ça me parait bizarre, c'est pourquoi j'avais d'abord opté pour dettes...Qu'en pensez-vous ?

Asker: C'est le 'avant le mariage' qui porte à confusion je trouve, comment peuvent exister des obligations avant le mariage ?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daryo: the list that follows doesn't change the meaning of "obligations (including principal and interest)" - simply an obligation to pay some money to someone. // "obligations contractées après le mariage" -yes!
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Reference comments


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Reference: Dette et créance : définition et différences

Reference information:
Dette et créance : définition et différences
Octobre 2019

Une même somme d'argent peut à la fois être qualifiée de dette et de créance selon que l'on se place du coté du débiteur (celui qui doit la dette) ou du créancier (celui à qui la dette est due).

Ainsi :
Une dette est une prestation de somme d'argent due par un débiteur à un créancier.
Inversement, une créance désigne le droit pour le créancier d'exiger du débiteur la remise de cette somme d'argent.

N.B.

Une dette est une prestation de somme d'argent due par un débiteur à un créancier.

https://droit-finances.commentcamarche.com/faq/20375-dette-e...

Daryo
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  Timothy Rake
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