Regulation Rome III - Material scope
This image refers to the material scope of Rome III. Purely domestic cases are not covered. Cross-border cases are partly covered. Cross-border cases concerning divorce and legal separation fall within the scope of Rome III.
Whereas recognition of a marriage, marriage annulment, ancillary measures like name, property consequences, maintenance obligations, trusts, succession issues and parental responsibility and preliminary issues like capacity to marry and validity of a marriage do not fall within the scope of Rome III.