Legal guides
Plain-English guides to the legal questions our clients ask most, from buying property from abroad to dealing with a relative's estate.
Buying property in Jamaica from overseas
How to buy a house or land in Jamaica while living in the US, UK or Canada: title checks, sale agreement, deposits, signing abroad and registration.
Read the guideHow to get probate in Jamaica
A plain-English guide to probate and letters of administration in Jamaica: who applies, the documents you need, the Supreme Court process and timing.
Read the guideGetting a divorce in Jamaica
How divorce works in Jamaica: the 12-month separation rule, filing the petition, decree nisi and decree absolute, children, property and divorcing from abroad.
Read the guideFamily land and inherited property
Inherited family land in Jamaica with no title, or still in a dead relative's name? How to regularise it, get a registered title and sell or divide it.
Read the guideJamaican citizenship by descent
Born abroad to a Jamaican parent? How Jamaican citizenship by descent works, the documents you need, applying to PICA and getting a Jamaican passport.
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