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Supreme Court Upholds Bini Customary Law System of Primogeniture (April 24, 2013) by Hanibal Goitom
On April 19, 2013, the Nigerian Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, upheld the principle of primogeniture under the Bini customary ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Nigeria
Jewish Husband Incarcerated for Refusing to Divorce His Wife (April 23, 2013) by Ruth Levush
On April 7, 2013, the Supreme Court of Israel held that the Rabbinical (Jewish religious) Court was authorized to order the ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Israel
Rejection of a Suit to Nullify Paternity of Moslem Minors (April 19, 2013) by Ruth Levush
The Haifa Family Court recently rejected a lawsuit brought by a Moslem man for a declaratory judgment that would nullify his ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Israel
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed (April 18, 2013) by Kelly Buchanan
On April 17, 2013, the New Zealand Parliament passed the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill by a margin of 77-44. ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: New Zealand
A Divorced Parent's Child Visitation Rights Can Be Enforced (April 12, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
On March 28, 2013,
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Japan
Wanted: Husbands Who Disappear Without Divorcing Their Wives (March 14, 2013) by Ruth Levush
In March 2013,
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Israel
Provision on Same-Sex Marriage Approved by Legislature (February 07, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On February 2, 2013, the French National Assembly approved a provision on the redefinition of marriage – as an agreement between ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: France
Civil Union Proposal Rejected (February 01, 2013) by Constance Johnson
On January 25, 2013,
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Poland
Court Ruling Denies Equal Rights to Common Law Couples (February 01, 2013) by Constance Johnson
On January 25, 2013,
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Canada
Approval of Same-Sex Marriage Draft Law (November 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
France's Council of Ministers (Conseil des Ministres, Cabinet) approved a draft law on November 7, 2012, that legalizes marriage ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: France
Australian Parliament Votes Down Two Marriage Equality Bills (September 26, 2012) by Kelly Buchanan
On September 20, 2012, the Australian Senate (the upper house of the federal parliament) voted 41-26 against the Marriage Amendment Bill ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Australia
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes First Vote (August 30, 2012) by Kelly Buchanan
On August 29, 2012, the New Zealand Parliament voted on the First Reading of a bill that seeks to make provision ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Grandparents' Rights (August 03, 2012) by Ruth Levush
On July 10, 2012, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) passed the Capacity and Guardianship Law (Amendment No. 17) 5772-2012. The amendment authorizes ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Israel
Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Passed by Senate (July 30, 2012) by Hanibal Goitom
On July 20, 2012, the 30-member Liberian Senate unanimously passed legislation aimed at amending the Domestic Relations Law to ban same-sex ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Liberia
Family Court Permits Divorce of a Couple Based on Husband's Smoking Habit (July 19, 2012) by George Sadek
On July 16, 2012, in a landmark decision, the Family Court of Saudi Arabia approved a request for a divorce submitted ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Saudi Arabia
Father Sentenced to Pay Compensation to Daughter for Abandonment (May 07, 2012) by Eduardo Soares
On May 2, 2012, in an unprecedented decision, Brazil's Superior Tribunal of Justice (Superior Tribunal de Justiça – STJ) sentenced a ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Brazil
European Parliament Adopts Draft Regulation on Cross-Border Inheritances (April 04, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou
A new regulation adopted by the European Parliament on March 15, 2012, establishes rules to settle inheritance disputes if someone dies ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: European Union
Same-Sex Marriage to Be Approved (March 22, 2012) by Constance Johnson
Denmark's government announced a proposal on March 13, 2012, that would legalize same-sex marriages in the country, beginning on June 15 ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Denmark
Gay Family Rights Ruling (March 19, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On March 15, 2012, Italy's Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) determined that a gay couple who married outside of Italy ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Italy
Senate Adopts Bill Prohibiting Same-Sex Marriage (November 30, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom
On November 29, 2011, the upper house of Nigeria's National Assembly adopted the Same Gender Marriage (Prohibition) Bill, a proposal that ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Nigeria
Last updated: April 24, 2013
