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1A spouse solely owns the apartment used as the family home and proposes to sell it. Apart from judicial authorisation, what does Civil Code Article 322(1) require?
A.Only proof that the owner paid the purchase price
B.The other spouse's written consent, despite sole ownership
C.Consent only if the spouses have minor children
D.No consent because the apartment is separate property
Explanation: Article 322 protects the family home even where one spouse is its exclusive owner. Written consent is required for disposing of rights over it or affecting its use, while judicial authorisation and remedies are governed by the other paragraphs.
2During comunitatea legală, one spouse buys a car with common funds. No separate-property exception applies. Does registration solely in that spouse's name make it separate property?
A.Yes, because the name on the registration is conclusive
B.Yes, unless the other spouse signs a separate ownership agreement
C.No; Article 339 ordinarily treats property acquired during the regime as common property in devălmășie
D.No; each spouse instead automatically owns a separately disposable half-share in the car
Explanation: Article 339 establishes common ownership in devălmășie for acquisitions during statutory community, subject to the separate-property exceptions. A registration name alone does not convert this ownership into either separate property or ordinary fixed-share co-ownership.
3A spouse inherits an asset during statutory community. No express provision makes it common property. How is it classified under Civil Code Article 340(a)?
A.As that spouse's separate property
B.As common property solely because death occurred during marriage
C.As property belonging to the other spouse
D.As property that cannot be owned until divorce
Explanation: Article 340(a) excludes qualifying inheritance, legacy and donation acquisitions from community property unless the disponer expressly provides otherwise. Acquisition during marriage alone therefore does not settle the classification.
4What form does Civil Code Article 330(1) require for a matrimonial convention?
A.An unsigned private memorandum
B.An oral agreement before two relatives
C.A private document followed only by signature legalisation
D.A notarially authenticated instrument, under sanction of absolute nullity
Explanation: Article 330 requires notarial authentication and the consent of all parties. Representation, where used, requires an authentic special power with predetermined content; simple signature legalisation does not meet this form requirement.
5Spouses married 18 months ago wish jointly to replace their matrimonial regime. What does Civil Code Article 369(1) permit?
A.A change only after ten years
B.A change after at least one year, observing the legal requirements for matrimonial conventions
C.A unilateral change by the higher-earning spouse
D.A change only after dissolution of the marriage
Explanation: Article 369 permits agreed replacement or modification after at least one year of marriage, subject to the convention requirements. Publicity and creditor protections also remain relevant, so agreement alone does not erase all formalities.
6On liquidation of statutory community, how does Civil Code Article 357(2) determine each spouse's contribution?
A.It conclusively allocates everything to the wage earner
B.It uses acquisition contributions but excludes common obligations
C.It considers contributions to acquisitions and common obligations, presuming equality until contrary proof
D.It automatically gives two-thirds to the spouse who filed for divorce
Explanation: Article 357(2) considers both acquisition of common assets and fulfilment of common obligations. Equal contribution is a rebuttable presumption, rather than a mandatory outcome regardless of evidence.
7Under separation of property, the convention includes the default participation-claim mechanism in Civil Code Article 360(2), without varying its fraction. Net acquisition masses are 300,000 RON and 100,000 RON. What participation claim results?
A.100,000 RON owed by the spouse with the larger net acquisition mass
B.200,000 RON owed by the spouse with the smaller mass
C.150,000 RON owed by each spouse
D.No claim can ever exist under separation of property
Explanation: Where the participation mechanism is stipulated and no different fraction agreed, Article 360(2) uses half the difference between the net acquisition masses. Half of 300,000 minus 100,000 is 100,000 RON, payable by the spouse with the larger mass.
8Which statement correctly describes the effects of an immovable partition under Civil Code Article 680?
A.Every allotment is retroactive to the original acquisition by the co-owners
B.A private unsigned allocation immediately gives exclusive title
C.The land-book requirement is irrelevant to partition
D.The effects are constitutive, and the authentic partition instrument or final judgment must be entered in the land book
Explanation: Article 680 does not treat the allottee as exclusive owner retroactively from the original co-ownership acquisition. For immovables, it additionally requires entry of the authentic instrument or final partition judgment in cartea funciară for the legal effects of partition.
9An ordinary donation to an unrelated donee reserves the donor's unrestricted right to terminate it whenever desired. How does Civil Code Article 1015 treat that clause?
A.As valid whenever the donee signs
B.As contrary to the donation's irrevocability principle, attracting the statutory nullity sanction
C.As a necessary condition of all donations
D.As automatically equivalent to statutory revocation for ingratitude
Explanation: Article 1015 prohibits clauses allowing the donor to revoke by unilateral will and expressly addresses an unrestricted termination right. This differs from statutory revocation grounds and the special rule for donations between spouses.
10What special rule does Civil Code Article 1031 provide for a donation concluded between spouses?
A.It is necessarily void from the outset
B.It may be revoked at any time after divorce solely under this special rule
C.It is revocable only during the marriage under the special interspousal rule
D.It is revocable only with the donee's later agreement
Explanation: Article 1031 makes an interspousal donation revocable only during the marriage. The special discretionary revocability must be distinguished from any separately applicable general grounds or validity challenges.

About the Notary Definitivat Exam

Independent practice for Examenul de definitivat pentru notarii stagiari. These 30 English-language MCQs review selected matrimonial-property, donation, succession, authentication and professional rules. This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or format simulation, and it does not replace Romanian theoretical written answers or the mandatory practical drafting paper. The bank is a focused selection, not complete coverage of either official outline.

Exam sponsor: Institutul Notarial Român (INR) / UNNPR. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

A theoretical written paper and a separate practical drafting paper, each lasting three hours. No separate oral stage is prescribed by the reviewed regulation. Average at least seven and each paper at least five are required.

Time Limit

3 hours per paper (two papers on separate days)

Passing Score

Average at least 7/10, each paper at least 5/10

Exam / Certification Fees

4,000 RON (March 2026)

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Applied civil law

Family home, matrimonial regimes and liquidation, participation claims, partition and donation rules.

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Succession law and procedure

Wills, reserves, option periods, renunciation, matrimonial liquidation, heirship certificates, supplementation and judicial challenges.

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Notarial practice and profession

Appointment, conflicting roles, secrecy, authentic-instrument proof/conversion, legal advice, corrections, representation, Chambers and language assistance. These local groups do not reproduce the official theory-paper weighting.

Preparing for the Notary Definitivat Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Average at least 7/10, each paper at least 5/10
  • Assessment: A theoretical written paper and a separate practical drafting paper, each lasting three hours. No separate oral stage is prescribed by the reviewed regulation. Average at least seven and each paper at least five are required.
  • Time limit: 3 hours per paper (two papers on separate days)
  • Exam / certification fees: 4,000 RON (March 2026) Official sources

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Notary Definitivat: Suggested Study Strategy

1Draft complete Romanian instruments using the official practical outline and marking criteria.
2Separate matrimonial liquidation from succession allocation before calculating the estate.
3Distinguish authentication, signature legalisation and the evidential effects of each instrument.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the official definitivat examination?

Each of its two written papers lasts three hours, on separate days. The theoretical paper has five subjects and the practical paper has five drafting subjects. The 2026 sitting was 23 and 25 March, with a 4,000 RON fee.

What is required to pass and retake?

The average must be at least 7/10, with neither paper below 5/10. Article 25 of Law 36/1995 permits at most two definitivat sessions after completion of the two-year traineeship; consult INR for the applicable registration conditions.

Can MCQs replace the drafting paper?

No. This independent English-language MCQ study adaptation teaches selected legal decisions and error recognition. It is not an official translation or simulation and cannot substitute for writing complete Romanian instruments under the practical outline.