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The Crisis Of Child Custody: A History Of The Birth Of Family Law In England, Danaya Wright
The Crisis Of Child Custody: A History Of The Birth Of Family Law In England, Danaya Wright
Danaya C. Wright
This article attempts to show that the inter-spousal custody cases of the nineteenth century created such a crisis in equity that they eventually demanded a new court structure and a new set of legal doctrines. The custody cases posed such a profound threat to the stability and authority of the Chancery courts that within fifty years an entirely new court system was required. That court system combined the tripartite jurisdictions of the law, equity, and ecclesiastical courts in matrimonial matters. While many scholars and historians have applauded that moment, I would suggest that the new court was merely a way …
The "F" Factor: Fineman As Method And Substance, Nancy Dowd
The "F" Factor: Fineman As Method And Substance, Nancy Dowd
Nancy Dowd
In this book review, Professor Dowd reviews Feminist and Queer Legal Theory: Intimate Encounters, Uncomfortable Conversations, edited by Martha Albertson Fineman, Jack E. Johnson, and Adam P. Romero (2009). Professor Dowd exposes the particular impact of the “F” factor by first describing the contributions of this volume and then exploring the methodological and substantive aspects of the “F” factor.
Famigration (Fam Imm): The Next Frontier In Immigration Law, Kari E. Hong
Famigration (Fam Imm): The Next Frontier In Immigration Law, Kari E. Hong
Kari E. Hong
The recently published article, Immigration’s Family Values by Professor Kerry Abrams and R. Kent Piacenti, and the forthcoming Removing Citizens: Parenthood, Citizenship, and Immigration Courts by Kari Hong examine how, when, and why immigration law uses a different definition of family than the one used in state courts. Despite their differences, in conversation, these two pieces highlight how the Department of Homeland Security likely is either following misguided policies or pursuing improper objectives when creating a federal family law. Crimmigration (Crim Imm) scholarship successfully identified the ways in which the (purported) civil proceedings of immigration law needed the extra constitutional …
Natural Law And The Rights Of The Family, Robert Araujo
Natural Law And The Rights Of The Family, Robert Araujo
Robert J. Araujo S.J.
No abstract provided.
Steps Toward Safety: Improving Systemic And Community Responses For Families Experiencing Domestic Violence, Leigh Goodmark, Ann Rosewater
Steps Toward Safety: Improving Systemic And Community Responses For Families Experiencing Domestic Violence, Leigh Goodmark, Ann Rosewater
Leigh S. Goodmark
This report is designed to mine the lessons learned from the research and reforms in child welfare and domestic violence, as well as explore possibilities for the next generation of innovation.
Law Is The Answer? Do We Know That For Sure? Questioning The Efficacy Of Legal Interventions For Battered Women, Leigh Goodmark
Law Is The Answer? Do We Know That For Sure? Questioning The Efficacy Of Legal Interventions For Battered Women, Leigh Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
A Troubled Marriage: Domestic Violence And The Legal System, Leigh Goodmark
A Troubled Marriage: Domestic Violence And The Legal System, Leigh Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
The development of a legal regime to combat domestic violence in the United States has been lauded as one of the feminist movement’s greatest triumphs. But, Leigh Goodmark argues, the resulting system is deeply flawed in ways that prevent it from assisting many women subjected to abuse. The current legal response to domestic violence is excessively focused on physical violence; this narrow definition of abuse fails to provide protection from behaviors that are profoundly damaging, including psychological, economic, and reproductive abuse. The system uses mandatory policies that deny women subjected to abuse autonomy and agency, substituting the state’s priorities for …
Reframing Domestic Violence Law And Policy: An Anti-Essentialist Proposal, Leigh Goodmark
Reframing Domestic Violence Law And Policy: An Anti-Essentialist Proposal, Leigh Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
This Article focuses on a central failure in domestic violence law and policy reform—the creation of a body of law and set of policies based on outmoded notions of what domestic violence is, the identities of the women who experience violence, the identities of their partners, and what such women need and want. The theoretical underpinnings of domestic violence law and policy largely are to blame for this excessively narrow and problematic view of domestic violence.
When Is A Battered Woman Not A Battered Woman? When She Fights Back, Leigh Goodmark
When Is A Battered Woman Not A Battered Woman? When She Fights Back, Leigh Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Parenting In The Face Of Prejudice: The Need For Representation For Parents With Mental Illness, Leigh Goodmark
Parenting In The Face Of Prejudice: The Need For Representation For Parents With Mental Illness, Leigh Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Revisiting Mary Ann Glendon: Abortion, Divorce, Dependency, And Rights Talk In Western Law, Margaret Brinig, Linda Mcclain
Revisiting Mary Ann Glendon: Abortion, Divorce, Dependency, And Rights Talk In Western Law, Margaret Brinig, Linda Mcclain
Margaret F Brinig
This essay revisits Mary Ann Glendon’s comparative law study, Abortion and Divorce in Western Law and her subsequent book, Rights Talk: The Impoverishment of Political Discourse. Glendon’s comparative study actually included a third topic: “forms of dependency which are connected with pregnancy, marriage, and child raising.” The topic of dependency has obvious relevance to consideration of intergenerational obligations and the interplay between family responsibility and societal responsibility for addressing dependency needs. A central claim Glendon made in both books is that the U.S. legal tradition is “libertarian,” views individuals as “lone rights bearers,” and exalts the “right to be …
Assisted Reproductive Technology Poses New Estate-Planning Questions, Lindsey Paige Markus, Assistance From Evan D. Blewett
Assisted Reproductive Technology Poses New Estate-Planning Questions, Lindsey Paige Markus, Assistance From Evan D. Blewett
Evan Blewett
Due to the deferral of pregnancy, environmental issues and a host of medical factors, infertility rates are on the rise. The Centers for Disease Control estimated that as many as 12 percent of U.S. women and their partners experience infertility, and experts posit that this statistic continues to rise. The increased prevalence and effectiveness of Assisted Reproductive Technology, or ART, creates myriad legal issues for individuals and couples to consider.