title: Civil Code (Amendment) Act, 1988 (No. 4 of 1988), 21 May 1988.
abstract: This Act amends the Civil Code of Saint Lucia to do the following, among other things: 1) allow marriage to be celebrated by giving notice; 2) legalize divorce; 3) allow all children to be legitimated by the subsequent marriage of their parents; 4) remove differences in the treatment of children born within marriage and those born outside of marriage; 5) lower to 18 the age of majority and the age under which consent must be obtained in order to marry.  A number of these changes are consolidations of earlier amendments made to the Civil Code.
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keywords: Americas; Caribbean; Developing Countries; Divorce--legal aspects; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Filiation; Illegitimacy--legal aspects; Legislation; Marriage Age--legal aspects; Marriage Patterns; Marriage--legal aspects; North America; Nuptiality; Saint Lucia; Social Problems