Rita Lobo Xavier is full Professor at the Portuguese Catholic University in Porto, Portugal, and she teaches Family Law, Civil Procedure Law and Inheritance Law.
She studied in the Faculty of Law – University of Coimbra (LL. B \u2013 1985; Master of Law -1991; Ph.D \u2013 1999). Aggregation (Catholic University of Coimbra – Portugal – 2016).
She has published several books, book chapters and law review articles on several topics, mainly on Family Patrimonial Law and on Inheritance Law, but also including ADR techniques, provisional measures, and Bioethics. She is member of the Cat\u00f3lica Research Centre for the Future of Law. Her current line of research is Family business and succession planning.
Participation as local expert (Portugal) in the Women, Business and the Law Study of the World Bank Group on the access of women to property, institutions and justice (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
Probation Lawyer under the orientation of Dr. Jo\u00e3o Vieira de Castro \u2013 Porto, Portugal. (1985\/1987); member of the Portuguese Bar Association – Ordem dos Advogados -Porto, Portugal (1987- 1996).
Member of the Centre for Family Law of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra.
Member of the Centre for Bioethics Research \u2013 Coimbra – Portugal.
Member of the Portuguese Canon Law Association.
Director of Revista de Direito e de Estudos Sociais (Law and Social Studies Review)
Member of Instituto luso-brasileiro de Direito Comparado.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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