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The New Doctrine Of Necessaries In Virginia, Mark S. Brennan
The New Doctrine Of Necessaries In Virginia, Mark S. Brennan
University of Richmond Law Review
Under the traditional common law doctrine of necessaries, a husband has the duty to support his wife and is responsible for the cost of necessary goods and services furnished to his wife by third parties if he has failed to provide the necessaries himself. However, the recent influx of women into the marketplace and the United States Supreme Court's decisions on gender discrimination have caused a significant number of courts and state legislatures to modify the doctrine or abolish it altogether.
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Domestic Relations, Peter N. Swisher, Victoria Bucur
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Domestic Relations, Peter N. Swisher, Victoria Bucur
University of Richmond Law Review
Premarital agreements, or antenuptial contracts, are generally favored by the law when prospective spouses privately contract to vary, limit, or relinquish certain rights which they would otherwise acquire in each other's property, or in each other's estate, by reason of their impending marriage. Traditionally, premarital agreements were made by widows, widowers, or divorced older people, who wished to retain control of property acquired in a prior marriage and, upon death, pass such property on to the children of that prior marriage.
The Search For Guidance In Determining The Best Interests Of The Child At Divorce: Reconciling The Primary Caretaker And Joint Custody Preferences, Robert F. Cochran Jr.
The Search For Guidance In Determining The Best Interests Of The Child At Divorce: Reconciling The Primary Caretaker And Joint Custody Preferences, Robert F. Cochran Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
United States courts have generally stated that their primary concern in child custody cases is the interests of the child. Many different rules have been established in the name of the interests of the child. During the nineteenth century, courts in this country were split over whether the mother or the father generally would be the better custodian for the child, with some courts recognizing a preference for the father and others, a preference for the mother. Most states eventually adopted a preference for the mother in custody cases involving children "of tender years." During the 1970's, many states rejected …