Family and Succession Law in Lithuania

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-90-411-5670-9
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 122 Seiten

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this concise exposition and analysis of the essential elements of law with regard to family relations, marital property, and succession to estates in Lithuania covers the legal rules and customs pertaining to the intertwined civic status of persons, the family, and property. After an informative general introduction, the book proceeds to an in-depth discussion of the sources and instruments of family and succession law, the authorities that adjudicate and administer the laws, and issues surrounding the person as a legal entity and the legal disposition of property among family members. Such matters as nationality, domicile, and residence; marriage, divorce, and cohabitation; adoption and guardianship; succession and inter vivos arrangements;and the acquisition and administration of estates are all treated to a degree of depth that will prove useful in nearly any situation likely to arise in legal practice. The book is primarily designed to assist lawyers who find themselves having to apply rules of international private law or otherwise handling cases connected with Lithuania. It will also be of great value to students and practitioners as a quick guide and easy-to-use practical resource in the field, and especially to academicians and researchers engaged in comparative studies by providing the necessary, basic material of family and succession la

Autoren/Hrsg.

Petrylaite, Vida

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Mittel- und Osteuropa, Russland

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Authors
List of Abbreviations
General Introduction
Part I. Persons
Chapter 1. The Status of a Person
Chapter 2. Personality Rights
Chapter 3. Registration of Civil Status
Chapter 4. Names
Chapter 5. Nationality
Chapter 6. Domicile and Residence
Chapter 7. Mentally Handicapped Persons
Part II. Family Law
Chapter 1. Marriage
Chapter 2. Dissolution of Marriage and Divorce
Chapter 3. Cohabitation
Chapter 4. Filiation
Chapter 5. Adoption
Chapter 6. Parental Authority
Chapter 7. Guardianship
Chapter 8. Consanguinity (Kinship) and Relationships of Affinity
Part III. Matrimonial Property Law
Chapter 1. Rights and Obligations of Spouses
Part IV. Succession Law
Chapter 1. Concept of Succession
Chapter 2. Intestate Succession
Chapter 3. Intestate Inheritance by Will
Chapter 4. Acceptance of Succession
Part V. Acts Inter Vivos Related to the Estate
Chapter 1. Gift and Donation
Chapter 2. Rent
Chapter 3. Trust
Chapter 4. Insurance
Chapter 5. Acquisition of Property
Chapter 6. Administration of the Property of Others
Selected Bibliography
Index