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University of Michigan Law School

1986

Families

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Improving Parent-Child Relationships Within The Divorced Family: A Call For Legal Reform, John S. Murray Apr 1986

Improving Parent-Child Relationships Within The Divorced Family: A Call For Legal Reform, John S. Murray

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

In this Article, I address these three questions within the framework provided by the goal to be achieved. Part I outlines the present system and its problems, discussing both its effects on divorced family members and the problems inherent in the exclusive custody rule. Part II builds a proposal for legal reform by first considering the effect of conflict within the family, then identifying five value guidelines that should control the relationships, and finally describing the proposal in detail. Part III analyzes the pros and cons of the reform proposal to determine whether its adoption could establish a healthier environment …


Kitsch And Community, Kathryn Abrams Apr 1986

Kitsch And Community, Kathryn Abrams

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Habits of the Heart by Robert Bellah, Richard Madsden, William Sullivan, Ann Swidler and Steven Tipton, and Strong Democracy by Benjamin Barber, Exodus and Revolution by Michael Walzer