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Attorney General of Belize v. Matus

The Attorney-General of Belize brought a claim under Belize’s Civil Procedure Rules to declare the marriage between the respondent and a 16-year-old minor null and void under the Marriage Act because it was executed without the consent of the child’s father.  Section 5 of the Marriage Act requires the consent of both parents before a minor can marry.  The court granted the respondent’s application to dismiss the claim because the Attorney-General should have commenced the action by petition under the Matrimonial Causes Rules.

Flowers v. Jeffords

The claimant alleged that her common law husband passed away without a will.  His son, the defendant, attempted to evict her from the home she shared with the deceased prior to his death.  The claimant responded by bringing this administrative action to remove the son as the deceased’s personal representative and to be recognized as one of the lawful beneficiaries of the estate.  The son and the deceased’s other children from previous relationships alleged that the claimant was merely their father’s caretaker, but could provide no evidence she was ever paid and could not expl

J.B. v. Landero

The claimant underwent an exploratory surgery at age 21 to assess the cause of abdominal pain associated with bleeding.  During that surgery the doctor removed her womb and left ovary without her consent or a second opinion.

Roches v. Belize Agricultural Health Authority and Attorney General of Belize

The claimant brought a claim of damages for unlawful termination of employment because she alleged she was terminated before her two-year contract had run despite a positive one-year evaluation.  She claimed her contract was not renewed because she made reports of sexual harassment by her supervisor to the police.  However, that report was made four months after the claimant was informed of the decision not to renew her contract.  The court also determined that her contract was a one-year contract.  As a result, her claim was dismissed.  However, the court “condemn[

Supaul v. Lalchand

The issues in the preliminary hearing for this case were (i) whether the parties were involved in a common law union and what the material dates of that union were and (ii) whether an agreement entered into between the parties barred the applicant from bringing her claim for maintenance and division of property.  The applicant alleged that the parties lived together as man and wife for eight years.  The respondent claimed the first two years involved a sexual relationship only and that they did not live as man and wife for the last four years of their relationship because the rela

Vasquez v. Vasquez

The petitioner applied to court for dissolution of marriage on the ground of respondent’s adultery, which was granted in 2010.  The petitioner then filed for maintenance for herself and their children as well as for other miscellaneous amounts for loans and medical expenses.  The court granted maintenance, which was being garnished from respondent’s salary.

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