This type of family is very common among lower-class West Indians, both rural and urban. What makes the matrifocal family unusual is that the husband takes little or no part in child care.

From the list of possible family combinations, there is no specific traditional family. Instead, there is a long list of possible family arrangements — conjugal (nuclear) family, single-parent family, ...

Therefore, family groups should have completed a family wealth briefing in advance of meeting with their advisor. Diversity has a place in family decision-making as in any other part of life.

In anticipation of International Women’s Day on March 8th, Visit Estonia is shining the spotlight on the island of Kihnu, where a matrifocal society thrives amidst the Baltic Sea. For travellers ...