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Equitable Tolling Denied: Uniform Standard Breaks Abuser's Control Within Domestic Violence, Laura E. Petkovich Jan 2017

Equitable Tolling Denied: Uniform Standard Breaks Abuser's Control Within Domestic Violence, Laura E. Petkovich

The Modern American

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"[R]Elegated Through No Fault Of Their Own To A More Difficult" System: Applying The Obergefell Opinion To Custody Principles, Melanie Kalmanson Jan 2017

"[R]Elegated Through No Fault Of Their Own To A More Difficult" System: Applying The Obergefell Opinion To Custody Principles, Melanie Kalmanson

The Modern American

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Japan's Failure To Protect Japanese-American Children From International Parental Kidnapping In Violation Of The Hague Convention On Child Abduction, Tarja Cajudo Jan 2017

Japan's Failure To Protect Japanese-American Children From International Parental Kidnapping In Violation Of The Hague Convention On Child Abduction, Tarja Cajudo

American University International Law Review

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Overcoming Biased Views Of Gender And Victimhood In Custody Evaluations When Domestic Violence Is Alleged, Ruth Leah Perrin Jan 2017

Overcoming Biased Views Of Gender And Victimhood In Custody Evaluations When Domestic Violence Is Alleged, Ruth Leah Perrin

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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A Family Is What You Make It? Legal Recognition And Regulation Of Multiple Parents, Haim Abraham Jan 2017

A Family Is What You Make It? Legal Recognition And Regulation Of Multiple Parents, Haim Abraham

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

Multiparental family structures, in which there are more than two parents, are becoming increasingly common. Thus, they defy the social and legal conception of the nuclear family. Yet, despite the growing number of multiparental families, their legal status in most jurisdictions is not recognized, leaving various issues unaddressed and potentially risking the children’s best interests. This paper examines how the legislatures and courts of California, Canada, and the U.K. recognize and regulate multiparental families. It shows that the treatment of multiparental families varies from non-recognition of any status, through regulation of the multiparental family, to the recognition of the multiparental …