The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith confirms that a judicially approved settlement agreement does not constitute a registrable title in itself within the Land Registry (Art. 3 Mortgage Law). Even if approved via a court order, the agreement retains its nature as a private document and requires a public deed executed before a notary for registration. Furthermore, it is clarified that an approved settlement does not have the nature of a judgment, as it lacks a judicial ruling on the merits (Arts. 1809 and 1816 of the Civil Code).
For individuals reaching settlement agreements to modify real rights or dispose of assets, judicial approval does not replace the need to visit a notary. The risk for the parties is the inability to register the agreement in the Land Registry if they only possess the court order, which prevents the act from having effects against third parties (erga omnes). The cost and management of the public deed must be planned as an indispensable step following the judicial resolution.
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