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Family Law—Relocation Disputes—From Parent To Paycheck: The Demotion Of The Noncustodial Parent With The Creation Of The Custodial Parent's Presumptive Right To Relocate. Hollandsworth V. Knyzewski, 353 Ark. 470, 109 S.W.3d 653 (2003)., Christopher P. Carrington Apr 2004

Family Law—Relocation Disputes—From Parent To Paycheck: The Demotion Of The Noncustodial Parent With The Creation Of The Custodial Parent's Presumptive Right To Relocate. Hollandsworth V. Knyzewski, 353 Ark. 470, 109 S.W.3d 653 (2003)., Christopher P. Carrington

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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The Supreme Court’S Family Law Doctrine Revisited: Insights From Social Science On Family Structures And Kinship Change In The United States, C. Quince Hopkins Apr 2004

The Supreme Court’S Family Law Doctrine Revisited: Insights From Social Science On Family Structures And Kinship Change In The United States, C. Quince Hopkins

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

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Modernizing Muslim Family Law: The Case Of Egypt, Lama Abu-Odeh Jan 2004

Modernizing Muslim Family Law: The Case Of Egypt, Lama Abu-Odeh

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

he Author discusses the dynamics of family law reforms in modern Egypt as an instance of similar dynamics of reforms in other Muslim countries. The forces that push for reforms as well as those that try to limit them are also introduced.

The Author begins by describing the historical legal background shared by the vast majority of Muslim countries, including Egypt. An account of the general evolution of Islamic law-from a dominant system existing within an Islamic state to a subordinate system existing within an overall secularized legal system characterized by legal borrowing from European codes-is given. Islamic law has …


Embracing Tradition: Pluralism In American Family Law, Ann Laquer Estin Jan 2004

Embracing Tradition: Pluralism In American Family Law, Ann Laquer Estin

Maryland Law Review

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Predatory Paternity Establishment: A Critical Analysis Of The Acknowledgment Of Paternity Process In Texas., Anne Greenwood Jan 2004

Predatory Paternity Establishment: A Critical Analysis Of The Acknowledgment Of Paternity Process In Texas., Anne Greenwood

St. Mary's Law Journal

Child support programs across the nation are struggling to achieve even meager recovery of the financial support children need from their parents. Obtaining child support payments from men who are not fathers and who unknowingly signed their rights away is not a sound long-term policy. States must ensure that children are supported and their custodial mothers receive assistance from non-custodial fathers. Logically, the law should only compel a man to support a child he fathered. If a man chooses to assume not only the financial obligation but also the relationship which belongs to the biological father; then such agreement must …