The Bahamas Financial Services Board attended the annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Caribbean Conference in Bridgetown, Barbados May 7th -9th under the theme "Fast Forward ...

When someone with property in the Bahamas passes away the estate's assets must be distributed.  The process of Bahamian estate administration depends on the existence of a Bahamian will.

This article considers the tax consequences of transferring Bahamian real property held by a company for estate planning purposes.

Our clients ask about it all the time: forced heirship. Understanding what it is and how to plan accordingly is a critical part of succession planning.

Not only Bahamians are allowed to adopt Bahamian children or children from abroad. Non Bahamians are also allowed to adopt children from The Bahamas...

As April is recognized in the Bahamas as Child Protection Month, we at Halsbury Chambers thought that we would issue a few Bulletins relevant to the Protection of the Child.

As we enter the New Year, we thought it interesting to look at some of the new laws that came into effect on the 1st January 2013, for our neighbors to the north.

It has long been a recognized law in The Bahamas that nuptials whether anti or post are not considered binding in the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Mental capacity in its basic form is the ability to make a decision and the loss thereof can happen to any one of us at any time.

Across the globe, more and more individuals are openly living what society has dubbed an alternative lifestyle – a departure from the traditional heterosexual relationships and families – in favour of same sex partnerships.

A second home in The Bahamas has been a highly sought-after commodity for international buyers from time immemorial.

In our issue, Protection of the Child Part I we looked at the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). In this issue we will consider the Child Protection Act.

Many children throughout the world and even in The Bahamas are raised by their adoptive parent or parents.

In order to distribute or take possession of a deceased person’s property situated in The Bahamas a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration must be obtained from the Bahamian Courts.

When you hear the word "foundation" your immediate correlation is probably "charity."

The modern trust and estate practitioner has a wealth of vehicles at his/her disposal, each with varying degrees of sophistication, to address the needs of both international and local clients.

Family Law Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Bahamas, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries