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“The Mere Allusion To Gender”: Answering The Charge That Marriage Is Sex Discrimination, William C. Duncan Sep 2002

“The Mere Allusion To Gender”: Answering The Charge That Marriage Is Sex Discrimination, William C. Duncan

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Same-Sex “Marriage” Under State Equal Rights Amendments, Paul Benjamin Linton Sep 2002

Same-Sex “Marriage” Under State Equal Rights Amendments, Paul Benjamin Linton

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


What Is Marriage For? The Public Purposes Of Marriage Law, Maggie Gallagher May 2002

What Is Marriage For? The Public Purposes Of Marriage Law, Maggie Gallagher

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rodriguez V. Rodriguez: Fault As A Determinative Factor In Alimony Awards In Nevada And Other Community Property Jurisdictions , Catherine Mazzeo Mar 2002

Rodriguez V. Rodriguez: Fault As A Determinative Factor In Alimony Awards In Nevada And Other Community Property Jurisdictions , Catherine Mazzeo

Nevada Law Journal

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Relational Contract And Other Models Of Marriage, Robert Leckey Jan 2002

Relational Contract And Other Models Of Marriage, Robert Leckey

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

This article proposes relational contract as a model for analyzing marriage under Canadian law. In contrast, in Bracklow v. Bracklow, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized two "competing" models of marriage and three models of spousal support. The difficult policy issues in the law of spousal support relate not to a tension between different models but instead go to compensation, including reliance and expectations. This article uses relational contract to critique Bracklow, considering the challenges in defining models. The Court's basic social obligation model and its non-compensatory support are unjustifiably broad, and its compensatory support is too narrow. In assessing …