BAHAMAS
Introduction to the legal system
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Acknowledgment and declaration of paternity |
Adoption of minors |
Custody, visitation rights, abduction and return of minors
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Maintenance obligations in favor of minors and other
family members |
Traffic in, sale of, and other
forms of abuse of women and minors, including sexual
abuse
Introduction to the legal system
Description
Introduction to the legal system of the Commonwealth
of The Bahamas
Overview of the regulation of family and minors
in The Bahamas
Fundamental texts
Constitution of 1973
Status of Children Act
Inheritance Act
The Married Women’s Property Act
The Adoption of Children Act
The Child Protection Act
The Domestic Violence (Protection Orders) Act
Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act
An Act to Amend the Sexual Offences and Domestic
Violence Act and for Incidental Matters
Bilateral treaties
Bilateral treaties celebrated under the Hague Convention
on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Multilateral
agreements
International Convention for the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
Designated authority for the Network
Authorities designated by the Commonwealth of the
Bahamas for the Network
Acknowledgment and declaration of paternity
General
Acknowledgment and declaration of paternity in The
Bahamas
Legislation
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral
agreements
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
Adoption of minors
General
Regulation of the adoption of minors in The Bahamas
Legislation
The Adoption of Children Act
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral agreements
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Competent authorities
Competent authority for adoption of minors in The
Bahamas
Jurisprudence
Other documents of interest
Custody, visitation rights, abduction and return of minors
General
Regulation of parental authority and custody of children
in The Bahamas
Legislation
The Child Protection Act
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral agreements
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Competent authorities
Competent authority for parental authority and custody
of children in The Bahamas
Jurisprudence
Other documents of interest
Maintenance obligations in favor of minors and other family members
General
Regulation of care, familial assistance and support
obligations in favor of minors in The Bahamas
Legislation
The Child Protection Act
Maintenance Orders Facilities for Enforcement Act
Bilateral treaties
Multilateral
agreements
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Competent
authorities
Competent authority for care, familial assistance and
support obligations in favor of minors in the Bahamas
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
Traffic in, sale of, and other forms of abuse of women and minors, including sexual abuse
General
Regulation of traffic in, abduction and return of minors
in The Bahamas
Legislation
International Child Abduction Act
Trafficking In Persons (Prevention and Suppression) Act
Sections 22 to 25 of Sexual Offences and Domestic
Violence Act
Sections 282 to 284 of Penal Code
Bilateral treaties
Bilateral treaties celebrated under the Hague Convention
on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Multilateral
agreements
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction
Competent
authorities
Competent authority for traffic in, adduction and return
of children in The Bahamas
Jurisprudence
Other documents of
interest
