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Legislating Childhood Independence, David Pimentel
Legislating Childhood Independence, David Pimentel
Pepperdine Law Review
The legal system has been drawn into the ongoing debate about what constitutes responsible parenting in a world increasingly obsessed with child safety. While statistics show that children are dramatically safer today than ever before, media and popular paranoia about child safety are prompting parents to err on the side of overprotection. Vague statutes exacerbate the problem, enabling law enforcement and child protection authorities to condemn parental choices that fail to adhere to the new hyper-protective orthodoxy. Parents and children are both victimized by this trend. The costs and burdens of parenting have skyrocketed, and children are denied the opportunity …
Adoption Ouroboros: Repeating The Cycle Of Adoption As Rescue, Malinda L. Seymore
Adoption Ouroboros: Repeating The Cycle Of Adoption As Rescue, Malinda L. Seymore
Pepperdine Law Review
Ouroboros—the circular symbol of the snake eating its tail; an endless cycle. As the U.S. recently withdrew from Afghanistan in chaos and Russia invaded Ukraine, the attention of Americans turned, as it frequently has in times of international conflict, to the plight of children in need of rescue. For many Americans, rescue is synonymous with adoption. The history of international adoption began with rescues following America’s wars in Europe and Asia and continues today through other violent upheavals. International adoption is an ouroboros, repeating the pattern of adoption as a response to humanitarian crises. But as human and charitable as …
Contracts And The Constitution In Conflict: Why Judicial Deference To Religious Upbringing Clauses Infringes On The First Amendment, Elica Zadeh
Pepperdine Law Review
When a Hasidic person files for divorce under New York law, either party to the marriage may invoke a declaratory judgment action to establish certain rights in a settlement agreement. If children are involved, such an agreement may include a religious upbringing clause, dictating that the child is to be raised in accordance with their then-existing religion—Hasidism. Deviation from the contract risks removal from the aberrant parent who intentionally or unwittingly allows the child to wane into secularism. Although the child’s best interest is the cornerstone of custodial analysis, a problem emerges when his or her best interest is couched …
Men's Reproductive Rights: A Legal History, Mary Ziegler
Men's Reproductive Rights: A Legal History, Mary Ziegler
Pepperdine Law Review
This Article offers the first legal history of men’s procreative rights, filling a gap in scholarship on assisted reproduction, constitutional law, and social movements. A rich literature addresses women’s procreative rights in contexts from abortion to infertility. By comparison, we know relatively little about the history of the debate about reproductive rights for men. This void is particularly troubling at a time when the law of reproductive rights is increasingly up for grabs, especially in the context of assisted reproduction technologies (ART). Men’s rights advocates—and the abortion-rights supporters responding to them—championed a jurisprudential approach to parenting that casts a long …
Stretching The First Amendment: Religious Freedom And Its Constitutional Limits Within The Adoption Sector, Tracy Smith
Stretching The First Amendment: Religious Freedom And Its Constitutional Limits Within The Adoption Sector, Tracy Smith
Pepperdine Law Review
The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their identity.
A Practical Solution To The Marriage Penalty, Margaret Ryznar
A Practical Solution To The Marriage Penalty, Margaret Ryznar
Pepperdine Law Review
In the federal income tax code, there is a marriage penalty resulting from tax brackets that do not double upon marriage. This marriage penalty persists despite universal condemnation of it, penalizing a significant portion of married women who work and many same-sex couples. This Article proposes a novel way to deal with this marriage penalty by creating a filing status for dual income couples that earn an amount within a particular percentage of each other. This filing status would be the same as the current married filing status, except it would double the rates of single filers by accommodating two …
Domestic Violence Victims A Nuisance To Cities, Filomena Gehart
Domestic Violence Victims A Nuisance To Cities, Filomena Gehart
Pepperdine Law Review
Unless municipal nuisance ordinances change, domestic violence victims can face eviction just for calling the police. Nuisance ordinances generally impose fines on a property owner or landlord when the police are called to respond to incidents of crime a certain number of times at the same residence. Many nuisance ordinances also revoke a landlord’s rental license if a property is deemed a nuisance. However, many of these nuisance ordinances do not have an exception for incidents of domestic violence and, consequently, victims are scared to call 911 or request police assistance. This comment surveys the development of nuisance laws and …
Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Will Always Hurt Me: Why California Should Expand The Admissibility Of Prior Acts Of Child Abuse, Lindsay Gochnour
Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Will Always Hurt Me: Why California Should Expand The Admissibility Of Prior Acts Of Child Abuse, Lindsay Gochnour
Pepperdine Law Review
This Comment seeks to explore the effect that the admissibility of prior bad acts evidence would have on child maltreatment cases and the benefits that would be afforded to child abuse victims if they were provided the same legal protections as victims of other crimes. This Comment argues that expanding the California Evidence Code to allow the admission of prior acts of psychological and emotional child maltreatment would make great progress for the protection of child abuse victims and the prosecution of their (often losing) cases.
Surviving The Borrower: Assumption, Modification, And Access To Mortgage Information After A Death Or Divorce, Sarah Bolling Mancini, Alys Cohen
Surviving The Borrower: Assumption, Modification, And Access To Mortgage Information After A Death Or Divorce, Sarah Bolling Mancini, Alys Cohen
Pepperdine Law Review
The death of a borrower too often brings the surviving spouse or other heirs to the brink of foreclosure. Transfer of the marital home to a non-borrower spouse through divorce may lead to the same problems. Mortgage servicers tell these successor homeowners that because they are not the borrower on the loan, they are not entitled to any information about the mortgage secured by their home and cannot apply for a loan modification, even if they are struggling with the payments. In fact, successors have a right to information, the right to assume liability for the loan, and the right …
Surrogacy As The Sale Of Children: Applying Lessons Learned From Adoption To The Regulation Of The Surrogacy Industry's Global Marketing Of Children, David M. Smolin
Surrogacy As The Sale Of Children: Applying Lessons Learned From Adoption To The Regulation Of The Surrogacy Industry's Global Marketing Of Children, David M. Smolin
Pepperdine Law Review
This Article argues that most surrogacy arrangements, as currently practiced, constitute the “sale of children” under international law and hence should not be legally legitimated. Therefore, maintaining the core legal norm against the sale of children requires rejecting claims that there is a right to procreate through surrogacy. Since a fundamental purpose of law in the modern era of human rights is to protect the inherent dignity of the human person, a claimed legal right that is built upon the sale of human beings must be rejected. This Article refutes common arguments claiming that commercial surrogacy does not constitute the …
“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) …
Fearing The Bogeyman: How The Legal System's Overreaction To Perceived Danger Threatens Families And Children, David Pimentel
Fearing The Bogeyman: How The Legal System's Overreaction To Perceived Danger Threatens Families And Children, David Pimentel
Pepperdine Law Review
In the last generation, American parenting norms have shifted dramatically, reflecting a near obsession with child safety and especially the risk of stranger abduction. A growing body of literature shows, however, that the threats to children are more imagined than real, and that the effort to protect children from these “bogeymen” may be doing more harm than good. Advocates of “Free-Range” parenting argue that giving children a long leash can help them learn responsibility, explore the world outside, get physical exercise, and develop self-sufficiency. But the State, usually acting through Child Protective Services (CPS), is likely to second-guess parents’ judgments …
“A Jewish And Democratic State:” Reflections On The Fragility Of Israeli Secularism, Zvi Triger
“A Jewish And Democratic State:” Reflections On The Fragility Of Israeli Secularism, Zvi Triger
Pepperdine Law Review
An essay is presented in which the author explores fragility of Israeli secularism related to Jewish religion. Topics discussed are the impact of religious monopoly over personal status in Israel on Israeli secularism, the origination of religious monopoly over personal status during the Ottoman Empire's rule over Palestine, and dispute resolution of domestic cases in communities' and tribes' religious tribunals under their religious laws.
Foreign And Religious Family Law: Comity, Contract, And The Constitution, Ann Laquer Estin
Foreign And Religious Family Law: Comity, Contract, And The Constitution, Ann Laquer Estin
Pepperdine Law Review
The article focuses on role of the U.S. courts in confronting religious laws in dispute resolution of various cases of domestic relations, contracts, and torts. Topics discussed include role of secular courts in maintaining constitutional balance between the free exercise and establishment clauses, constitutional challenges faced by religious adherents, and importance of legal pluralism in the U.S.
Religious Tribunals And Secular Courts: Navigating Power And Powerlessness, Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin
Religious Tribunals And Secular Courts: Navigating Power And Powerlessness, Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin
Pepperdine Law Review
In this article, the author discusses the ways such as common law, and contracts employed by religious systems for navigating their relationship with legal systems of secular states. Topics discussed include the role of religious contracts in helping religious systems negotiate with secularism, the role of religious contracts in protecting autonomy of religious systems, and the structure of marriage and divorce in Jewish law.
Equal Protection For Illegitimate Children In State Welfare Programs, Phillip North
Equal Protection For Illegitimate Children In State Welfare Programs, Phillip North
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Illegitimate Children And Constitutional Review, Clayton W. Plotkin, John Vodonick
Illegitimate Children And Constitutional Review, Clayton W. Plotkin, John Vodonick
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Recent Trends In California Law Concerning The Best Interests Of The Child, Darlene Selby
Recent Trends In California Law Concerning The Best Interests Of The Child, Darlene Selby
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
California Custody Awards To Non-Parents: A View Of Civil Code Section 4600, Charles T. Mchugh
California Custody Awards To Non-Parents: A View Of Civil Code Section 4600, Charles T. Mchugh
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Prospective Changes In California Community Property Law, Pamela Hemminger
Prospective Changes In California Community Property Law, Pamela Hemminger
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
In Re Lisa R. 13 Cal. 3d 336, 532 P.2d 123, 119 Cal. Rptr. 475 (1975), Elliot Shelton
In Re Lisa R. 13 Cal. 3d 336, 532 P.2d 123, 119 Cal. Rptr. 475 (1975), Elliot Shelton
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
In Re Marriage Of Olhausen: The Characterization Of State Disability Retirement Benefits After Dissolution, John K. Hoover
In Re Marriage Of Olhausen: The Characterization Of State Disability Retirement Benefits After Dissolution, John K. Hoover
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of The Equal Rights Amendment On Married Women's Financial Individual Rights , Anne K. Bingaman
The Impact Of The Equal Rights Amendment On Married Women's Financial Individual Rights , Anne K. Bingaman
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
In Re Marriage Of Brown: Every Family Lawyer Knows What It's Done--Do You Know What It Can Do?, Gordon Hartstein
In Re Marriage Of Brown: Every Family Lawyer Knows What It's Done--Do You Know What It Can Do?, Gordon Hartstein
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Enslavement In The Twentieth Century: The Right Of Parents To Retain Their Childrens' Earnings, Jules D. Barnett, Daniel K. Spradlin
Enslavement In The Twentieth Century: The Right Of Parents To Retain Their Childrens' Earnings, Jules D. Barnett, Daniel K. Spradlin
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Trimble V. Gordon: An Unstated Reversal Of Labine V. Vincent?, John A. Boyd
Trimble V. Gordon: An Unstated Reversal Of Labine V. Vincent?, John A. Boyd
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Moore V. City Of East Cleveland, Ohio: The Emergence Of The Right Of Family Choice In Zoning, Margaret Anne Macfarlane
Moore V. City Of East Cleveland, Ohio: The Emergence Of The Right Of Family Choice In Zoning, Margaret Anne Macfarlane
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Equal Protection For Unmarried Cohabitors: An Insider's Look At Marvin V. Marvin , Marvin M. Mitchelson, William J. Glucksman
Equal Protection For Unmarried Cohabitors: An Insider's Look At Marvin V. Marvin , Marvin M. Mitchelson, William J. Glucksman
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
In A Divorce Or Dissolution Who Gets The Pension Rights: Domestic Relations Law And Retirement Plans , Henry Alan Pattiz
In A Divorce Or Dissolution Who Gets The Pension Rights: Domestic Relations Law And Retirement Plans , Henry Alan Pattiz
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Marvin V. Marvin: The Scope Of Equity With Respect To Non-Marital Relationships, John F. Dellagrotta
Marvin V. Marvin: The Scope Of Equity With Respect To Non-Marital Relationships, John F. Dellagrotta
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.