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Céad Míle Fáilte? Ireland Welcomes Divorce: The 1995 Irish Divorce Referendum And The Family (Divorce) Act Of 1996, Christine P. James
Céad Míle Fáilte? Ireland Welcomes Divorce: The 1995 Irish Divorce Referendum And The Family (Divorce) Act Of 1996, Christine P. James
Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law
No abstract provided.
An Interdisciplinary Approach To Family Law Jurisprudence: Application Of An Ecological And Therapeutic Perspective, Barbara A. Babb
An Interdisciplinary Approach To Family Law Jurisprudence: Application Of An Ecological And Therapeutic Perspective, Barbara A. Babb
All Faculty Scholarship
Traditionally, the legal system has attempted to fashion morality in determining family legal issues rather than to devise legal remedies that accommodate how families live. This approach must change, and a new approach based on legal realism that effectuates the well-being of families and children must be developed. This article proposes an interdisciplinary approach based on an ecological and therapeutic jurisprudential paradigm to resolve family legal proceedings. An ecological approach, emanating from the ecology of human development social science paradigm, is one in which family law decision-makers consider factors beyond their conceptions of the family. This approach urges decision-makers to …
Are Housekeepers Like Judges , Stephen P. Garvey
Are Housekeepers Like Judges , Stephen P. Garvey
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Interprovincial Enforcement Of Maintenance Orders: New Principles, New Approaches, Lynn Walsworth
Interprovincial Enforcement Of Maintenance Orders: New Principles, New Approaches, Lynn Walsworth
Dalhousie Law Journal
The author points out that the existing legislative scheme for interprovincial enforcement of maintenance orders is premised on common law rules which have nowbeen rejected by the Supreme Court of Canada. Those same Supreme Court decisions have opened the door for new legislative approaches to intra-Canadian enforcement of these obligations. This paper surveys a variety of new responses based on models in other federal states and on conventions implementing international maintenance enforcement schemes. It examines the pros and cons of each and concludes that any one of them would be superior to the scheme now in force in Canada.
Child Support Arrearages: What Statute Of Limitations (If Any) Applies, Harry Truman Moore
Child Support Arrearages: What Statute Of Limitations (If Any) Applies, Harry Truman Moore
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Going For The Brass Ring: The Case For Same-Sex Marriage , Arthur S. Leonard
Going For The Brass Ring: The Case For Same-Sex Marriage , Arthur S. Leonard
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Creating Problems Rather Than Solving Them: Why Criminal Parental Responsibility Laws Do Not Fit Within Our Understanding Of Justice , Tami Scarola
Creating Problems Rather Than Solving Them: Why Criminal Parental Responsibility Laws Do Not Fit Within Our Understanding Of Justice , Tami Scarola
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Implications Of The Constitution’S Religion Clauses On New York Family Law, Ilene Barshay
The Implications Of The Constitution’S Religion Clauses On New York Family Law, Ilene Barshay
Scholarly Works
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