Commonwealth Caribbean Family Law

Name: Commonwealth Caribbean Family Law
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Commonwealth Caribbean Family Lawhusband, wife and cohabitant\nAuthor(s): Karen Tesheira\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138801790, 978-1138801790\nSynopsis\nThis important new text is the product of several years of research of the family law of fifteen Commonwealth Caribbean jurisdictions. It is the first and only legal text that comprehensively covers all the main substantive areas of spousal family law, including marriage, divorce, financial support, property rights and domestic violence.\n\nThe rights of the statutory spouse in the jurisdictions of Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago are examined, thus addressing, on a jurisdictional basis, an important area of spousal family that is seldom covered in English family law texts. The book also covers the number and variations of divorce regimes applicable to the region the matrimonial offence divorce model of Guyana and Montserrat, the .