Bill so no one loses their civil residence status by accident

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1. The bill would remove the current Civil Code rule under which people lose their civil residence status of origin after living ten straight years elsewhere without saying anything. Under the change, the status would only change if the person expressly states so before the Civil Registry.
2. The deadline for children to choose their civil residence status would be extended from one year after emancipation to five years. They could also choose any status their parents ever had, not just the last one.
3. People who already lost their status under the ten-year rule could get it back by declaring so before the Civil Registry, within five years of the law taking effect. That declaration could not be revoked later.
4. This is a bill introduced by the regional parliament of Aragon and admitted for processing by the Congress of Deputies. It is not an approved law and, if passed, would take effect the day after its publication in the official state gazette.

Who it affects

• People with a regional civil status (for example, Aragonese, Catalan or Navarrese) who have lived outside their region for years.: They could keep or recover their status of origin, which today they can lose after ten years living elsewhere without declaring anything.
• Children whose parents have different civil residence statuses.: They would have more time (five years after emancipation) and more options to choose their status.
• People who want to change their civil residence status.: They could only do so with an express declaration of will before the Civil Registry.

Words worth knowing

Vecindad civil (civil residence status)

The condition that decides which set of civil laws applies to you in family, inheritance and marriage matters: the common ones or those of a region with its own law, such as Aragon.

Derecho foral (regional civil law)

Civil law specific to some autonomous communities, such as Aragon, Catalonia or Navarre, different from the common Civil Code.

Emancipación (emancipation)

The situation of a minor who is no longer under parental authority before reaching the age of majority.

Registro Civil (Civil Registry)

Public office where key life events, such as birth, filiation or marital status, are recorded.

Proposición de ley (bill)

A text by an assembly, such as a regional parliament, proposing a law to the Congress of Deputies. It is not law until passed.

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