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Full-Text Articles in Law
Domestic Relations - No Action To Husband For Wife's Personal Injuries, William W. Richardson Jr.
Domestic Relations - No Action To Husband For Wife's Personal Injuries, William W. Richardson Jr.
William and Mary Review of Virginia Law
No abstract provided.
Adoption In Virginia, Donald H. Sandie
Adoption In Virginia, Donald H. Sandie
William and Mary Review of Virginia Law
No abstract provided.
"The Issue Of Marriages Deemed Null In Law . . . Shall Nevertheless Be Legitimate", Dudley Warner Woodbridge
"The Issue Of Marriages Deemed Null In Law . . . Shall Nevertheless Be Legitimate", Dudley Warner Woodbridge
Faculty Publications
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Lovers' Contracts In The Courts: Forsaking The Minimum Decencies, Judith T. Younger
Lovers' Contracts In The Courts: Forsaking The Minimum Decencies, Judith T. Younger
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
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Essentially A Mother, Jennifer S. Hendricks
Essentially A Mother, Jennifer S. Hendricks
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
This article connects the constitutional jurisprudence of the family to debates over reproductive technology and surrogacy. Despite the outpouring of literature on reproductive technologies, courts and scholars have paid little attention to the constitutional foundation of parental rights. Focusing on the structural/political function of parental rights, this article argues that a gestational mother has a constitutional claim to be recognized as a legal parent.
The article first discusses the "unwed father cases." Despite believing that natural sex differences justified distinctions in parental rights, the Supreme Court crafted a test giving men parental rights if they established relationships with their biological …
The Schemes Of Adventuresses: The Abolition And Revival Of Common-Law Marriage, Charlotte K. Goldberg
The Schemes Of Adventuresses: The Abolition And Revival Of Common-Law Marriage, Charlotte K. Goldberg
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Common-law marriage is about to go the way of the buggy whip. In 2005, Pennsylvania abolished common-law marriage and other state legislatures are considering following Pennsylvania's lead. Even if common-law marriage is abolished in all states, the problem of unmarried cohabitants seeking property rights arising from their relationships will still challenge the courts. In particular, because most claimants are women, the perception of them as either an "adventuress" or a "virtuous wife" will often determine whether they will attain shared property rights.
This article uses the California experience as an illustration of the evolution of the law from the abolition …