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Family Law Armageddon: The Story Of Morgan V. Foretich, Leslie J. Harris

Leslie J. Harris

This book chapter tells the story of the contempt case brought against Elizabeth Morgan, a Washington, D.C., doctor imprisoned for her failure to produce her daughter for extended visitation with the ex-husband she accused of sexual abuse. The chapter sets the stage for the proceeding in terms of the shift in custody law in the mid-eighties from the maternal presumption to a preference for shared parenting and the discovery of and almost immediate backlash against allegations of childhood sexual abuse. It also details Morgan's parents' flight with the child to New Zealand and provides an update of what has happened …

“A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet,”But Would It Still Be Treasured: The Mislabeling And Misunderstanding Of Parents And Grandparents In American Policy, Randy Lee

Randy Lee

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Liberdade De Escolha I: Idosos, Ivo T. Gico

Ivo Teixeira Gico Jr.

O presente artigo visa a discutir e demonstrar a forma historicamente paternalista com que o ordenamento pátrio trata seus cidadãos, ilustrando a tese por meio do tratamento jurídico dado aos maiores de 60 anos que, a despeito de serem absolutamente capazes, não têm direito a escolher o regime patrimonial de eventual união conjugal, devendo adotar, obrigatoriamente, o de separação total, sob os argumentos de proteção aos idosos contra golpistas e da expectativa de herança da família anterior.

This paper objective is to discuss and demonstrate the paternalistic way that brazilian law historically treated its citizens, illustrating the thesis by showing …