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International Family Law, Robert G. Spector, Melissa A. Kucinski Jan 2016

International Family Law, Robert G. Spector, Melissa A. Kucinski

The International Lawyer

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Parentage Without Gender, Joanna L. Grossman Jan 2016

Parentage Without Gender, Joanna L. Grossman

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Dramatic changes in the family form over the last several decades have put increasing pressure on the parent-child relationship. This elevation of the parent-child relationship in law and policy means that parents have both greater rights and more onerous obligations than in a system that spreads responsibility for children more broadly. The question of what constitutes a legal parent-child relationship under American law has become increasingly important because of its primacy in the determination of rights and obligations, but also increasingly complex because of reproductive technology and changing patterns of childbearing. The complexity and lack of cohesion that characterizes modern …