'Live-in Relationships and Emerging Legal Issues' – A Discussion
Domestic Violence Child out of wedlock Legitimacy and inheritance rights of child Maintenance and custodial rights of children Maintenance of woman
Live-in relationships and emerging legal issues
We often hear that the coming generation, especially the youth, would make all the difference in the future of their motherland. As such, to prepare for the inevitable challenges and embrace the opportunities that await us, it is important that the youth understand what is expected of them, especially in marriage. Unfortunately, the current trend of "living in relationships" is now becoming more prevalent and despite how wrong it is, it is very common. Sometimes, the circumstances are such that one or both parents, who are divorced or separated, are responsible for the child's financial support. This puts strain on the system and because there is no enforceable law against such, it has become a contributing factor to the high rate of poverty and unemployment in Guyana.
Domestic Violence
Making allowances for extenuating circumstances, physical abuse, and marital instability, Israel's law does not hold that a wife must be physically abused by her husband for the matter of child support to apply. In addition, only if she is in a state of vulnerability and is unable to support herself due to physical incapacity shall the law apply. The husband shall be responsible to support the child if necessary but in no case more than he can financially sustain. As a general rule, the custodian of the minor child shall be the mother, and the mother may unilaterally decide that she will financially support her child from the fruits of her work, or that she will receive assistance from her husband or other relatives.
Child out of wedlock
Children born to unmarried partners face greater barriers to access to social services and welfare programs than children of married parents. This may in part be due to the illegitimacy of children born to women who were raped or to unmarried teenage mothers. This aspect of marriage law is discussed in more detail in section 4.2. Legitimacy: Legitimate minors born to unmarried partners or to women who were raped or otherwise sexually assaulted are not automatically recognized as the legitimate legal parents of the children of their common-law union. In order to establish paternity or the legal status of parentage, a party seeking to become the legal parent of a child must first exhaust all of the legal avenues available to them.
Legitimacy and inheritance rights of a child
Submission by wife for child maintenance Child out of wedlock Domestic violence Child out of wedlock children born to unmarried couples, who live with the parents in the same household as the children, but under the conditions that they do not live together as a family. Children born out of wedlock Submission by husband for maintenance Payment of domestic bills by wife Submission by husband for maintenance Payment of domestic bills by wife Maintenance of the home Submission by husband for maintenance Payment of domestic bills by wife Spouse and /or cohabiting partner is in business in his own right and not liable to pay income tax (except tax-deductible business expenses). The individual receives independent income (sole trader).
Maintenance and custodial rights of children
Maintenance and custodial rights of women 'Parental Power and Guardianship of Children' – A Discussion The workshop featured two speakers. One of them is Yinka Araoye, the member of Lagos State House of Assembly representing Ikorodu West Constituency. In her presentation, she pointed out that 'Guardianship of Children is not a crime, neither is it an offense to call a guardian.' Araoye, therefore, posited that the children's rights guaranteed under the constitution are paramount and should be treated as such. In his presentation, Pastor Ajayi Ayeni, the President of the Interdenominational Pastors Conference of Nigeria, advocated against the submission of children for adoption. According to him, 'Adoption is an illegal act and a punishable offense and should be criminalized by law.
Maintenance of woman
A new concept in family law is a 'Live-in Relationship'. Its legal recognition in the country dates back to 2012 when a "Notice of Concept in Families case" was published by the Supreme Court. (A notice is a piece of official documentation that sets out the contents of a future case to be heard by the Supreme Court.)In the case, the appellant challenged the constitutionality of the provisions of Section 22 of the Family Code that recognize cohabitation before marriage as a valid grounds for making a claim for maintenance under the Code. Under the proposed changes to the Code, a "Live-in Relationship" is defined to mean a living arrangement of two persons, as a couple, or a non-couple who are living together and intended to eventually enter into marriage.
