Migración y Familia: Retos para el Derecho de Familia (Migration and Family: Challenges for Family Law in Latin America)

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Spanish Abstract: Este documento propone que el aumento de la migracion de America Latina a Estados Unidos y Europa y las relaciones transnacionales consiguientes que se establecen presenta nuevos retos para Derecho de Familia en Latinoamerica. El articulo aborda la migracion contemporanea de America Latina y su migracion ha contribuido a la creacion de una familia transnacional. Instituciones de derecho de familia, como el matrimonio, la custodia, adopcion, divorcio y ahora deben adaptarse a esta familia transnacional.English Abstract: This paper proposes that the increased migration from Latin American to the United States and Europe and the ensuing transnational relationships that are established presents novel challenges for Family Law in Latin America. The article discusses contemporary migration from Latin America and discusses how migration has contributed to the creation of a transnational family. Family law institutions such as marriage, custody, adoption, and divorce must now adapt to this transnational family.