Divorce in Transnational Families

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.

Uniquely addresses the interaction of multiple family law systems from the perspective of the everyday life of transnational families Presents a range of international examples from the Netherlands, Morocco and Egypt Provides a crossover between family sociology, migrant transnationalism and socio-legal studies

Autorentext

Iris Sportel is Fellow at Lichtenberg Kolleg, Institute for Advanced Studies, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany.

Inhalt

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