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Penalty Defaults In Family Law: The Case Of Child Custody, Margaret F. Brinig Oct 2013

Penalty Defaults In Family Law: The Case Of Child Custody, Margaret F. Brinig

Margaret F Brinig

This paper considers whether an amendment to state divorce laws that strengthens its joint custody preference operates as a traditional default rule, specifying what most divorcing couples would choose or as a penalty default rule the parties will attempt to contract around.

While the Oregon statutes that frame our discussion here, like most state laws, do not state an explicit preference for joint custody, shared custody is certainly encouraged by Section 107.179, which refers cases in which the parties cannot agree on joint custody to mediation and by Section 107.105, which requires the court to consider awarding custody jointly. In …


Joint Custody: Bonding And Monitoring Theories, Margaret F. Brinig, F. H. Buckley Oct 2013

Joint Custody: Bonding And Monitoring Theories, Margaret F. Brinig, F. H. Buckley

Margaret F Brinig

Symposium: Law and the New American Family Held at Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington Apr. 4, 1997