Frequently asked legal questions in Honduras
64 real questions — the ones Hondurans take to a lawyer — answered citing the article of the law that settles them, so you can read it yourself. They are grouped by area.
Employment · 12 questions · Código del Trabajo
Dismissal, time limits to claim, wages, pregnancy and change of employer.
How long do I have to challenge an unfair dismissal? Can my minimum wage be garnished?
Family · 11 questions · Código de Familia
Domestic partnership, acknowledging children, parental authority and maintenance.
Can I formalise a domestic partnership if my partner has died? What costs does maintenance cover?
Renting and tenancy · 12 questions · Ley de Inquilinato
Rent, deposit, receipts, improvements and ending the contract — from both sides.
Can the landlord cut off my water or electricity to force me out? Can they raise the rent without making improvements?
Civil and commercial · 7 questions · Código de Comercio and Código Civil
Negotiable instruments, mortgages, gifts and exchange.
What must a bill of exchange contain to be valid? Why can I not release only part of a mortgage?
Domestic violence · 9 questions · Ley contra la Violencia Doméstica
What the Law recognises as violence, who can report, and what happens next.
Who can file the report? What happens if the reported person breaches the measures?
RNP and paperwork · 7 questions · Ley del Registro Nacional de las Personas
Registering births, the identity card and surnames.
What do I do if a birth was never registered? Which RNP services are free by law?
Conciliation · 6 questions · Ley de Conciliación y Arbitraje
Which matters can be conciliated and what legal force a signed agreement has.
What legal force does what you sign in a conciliation have?
About these questions
The questions come from the public enquiry bank of the Consultorio Jurídico Gratuito de la UNAH — real enquiries from people who went to a free lawyer. The answers are our own and cite the applicable article of Honduran law. Enquiries that no law settles — such as those about that institution’s own services, opening hours or internal programmes — are not answered here.