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Record Nr.

UNINA9910148833003321

Autore

Sportel Iris

Titolo

Divorce in Transnational Families : Marriage, Migration and Family Law / / by Iris Sportel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9783319340098

3319340093

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 270 p.)

Disciplina

306.85

Soggetti

Sociology

Social groups

Race

Civil procedure

Family policy

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

Race and Ethnicity Studies

Civil Procedure Law

Children, Youth and Family Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The contexts of transnational divorce -- 3. Legal Aspects of Divorce -- 4. The transnational divorce process -- 5. Marital power and the law -- 6. Taking care of the children. Organising child care after divorce -- 7. Financial aspects of divorce -- 8. Support in transnational divorce: actors, norms and their influence -- 9. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book uniquely focuses on the role of family law in transnational marriages. The author demonstrates how family law is of critical importance in understanding transnational family life. Based on extensive field research in Morocco, Egypt and the Netherlands, the book examines how, during marriage and divorce, transnational families deal with the interactions of two different legal systems. Sportel studies the interactions of European and Islamic family law,



addressing its interconnections with migration and everyday life, within the context of highly politicised debates on gender, Islam, migration and the family. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of family sociology, migration and diaspora studies, transnational families, family law, and sociology of law. .