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“Alimony For Your Eggs”: Fertility Compensation In Divorce Proceedings, Katelin Eastman
“Alimony For Your Eggs”: Fertility Compensation In Divorce Proceedings, Katelin Eastman
Pepperdine Law Review
This Comment explores the history and reasoning behind divorce in the United States, examines contemporary alimony jurisprudence, and assesses the viability of fertility compensation in divorce proceedings, arguing that there is, in fact, a legal basis for awarding such reparation upon divorce. Part II surveys divorce at common law and details the impact of the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act (UMDA) and its introduction of no-fault divorce. Part III discusses alimony under New Jersey state law, with particular emphasis on reimbursement alimony after the Reiss trilogy, the Crews marital standard of living, and the impact of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) …