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The Pro Bono Collaborative Project Spotlight: Can You Help? December 2020, Roger Williams University School Of Law
The Pro Bono Collaborative Project Spotlight: Can You Help? December 2020, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Pro Bono Collaborative Staff Publications
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The Right To Unmarry: A Proposal, Brian L. Frye, Maybell Romero
The Right To Unmarry: A Proposal, Brian L. Frye, Maybell Romero
Cleveland State Law Review
When I say I’m in love, you better believe I’m in love, L-U-V.
[April 2, 2020] BLF: This is a marriage proposal in the form of a law review article. In this Article, I observe that Maybell Romero and I are in love. I want to marry her, and I believe she wants to marry me. At least I’ll find out pretty soon. But we cannot marry each other right now, because we are both currently married to other people. Maybell and I want to end our existing marriages, and our respective spouses have even agreed to divorce. But the …
Family Law, Wei Jing Tricia Ho, Siyuan Chen
Family Law, Wei Jing Tricia Ho, Siyuan Chen
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
Two salient trends emerge from the decisions issued by the Singapore courts in 2019. First, cases with international elements are featured increasingly, with the Court of Appeal adjudicating its first case on financial relief consequential on foreign divorces and the High Court releasing a decision on sham marriages to obtain an immigration advantage. It is evident that the law is evolving to cater to the needs of a changing community in Singapore. There is a recognition of the increase in the number of Singapore citizens working abroad and marrying non-Singaporeans, which has prompted certain legislative changes that seek to provide …
Child Welfare And Covid-19: An Unexpected Opportunity For Systemic Change, Jane M. Spinak
Child Welfare And Covid-19: An Unexpected Opportunity For Systemic Change, Jane M. Spinak
Faculty Scholarship
The COVID-19 pandemic has already wrecked greater havoc in poor neighborhoods of color, where pre-existing conditions exacerbate the disease’s spread. Crowded housing and homelessness, less access to health care and insurance, and underlying health conditions are all factors that worsen the chances of remaining healthy.Workers desperate for income continue to work without sufficient protective measures, moving in and out of these neighborhoods, putting themselves and their families at risk. During periods of greater disruption, tensions are heightened and violence more prevalent. Already some experts are warning of an onslaught of child maltreatment cases, citing earlier examples of spikes in foster …