Family Law
Family law addresses legal issues arising from family relationships, including marriage, divorce, child custody and support, adoption, and domestic violence. It also covers property division, spousal support, and the rights of unmarried couples. This category explores how family law varies across jurisdictions, reflecting different cultural and social values.
Chinese Family Law
Sources of Chinese Family Law Chinese family law is now codified in Book V of the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China, which entered into force on 1 January 2021. Book V, comprising …
English Family Law
Sources of English Family Law English family law is derived principally from statute, supplemented by the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court and by an extensive body of case law developed by the …
EU Family Law
The Limited Competence of the European Union in Family Law The European Union possesses no general competence to legislate in substantive family law. The regulation of marriage, divorce, parental …
French Family Law
Sources of French Family Law French family law (droit de la famille) is codified in Book I of the Civil Code (Code civil), which originally entered into force on 21 March 1804 under the title Des …
German Family Law
Constitutional Framework German family law (Familienrecht) is grounded in Article 6 of the Grundgesetz (GG), the Basic Law of 1949, which places marriage and the family under the special protection of …
Russian Family Law
Sources of Russian Family Law Russian family law is codified in the Family Code of the Russian Federation (Semeyniy Kodeks Rossiyskoy Federatsii), adopted by the State Duma on 8 December 1995 and …
US Family Law
Constitutional Framework Family law in the United States is principally a matter of state law, reflecting the federal structure of the Constitution and the Tenth Amendment’s reservation of …