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Same-Sex Relationships And The Full Faith And Credit Clause: Reducing America To The Lowest Common Denominator, Rena M. Lindevaldsen Oct 2009

Same-Sex Relationships And The Full Faith And Credit Clause: Reducing America To The Lowest Common Denominator, Rena M. Lindevaldsen

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

This Article examines the legal and policy implications that arise when a state that expressly prohibits recognition or enforcement of any rights arising from a same-sex relationship is confronted with a request to register and enforce a child custody order issued by another state that gives custody or visitation rights to a biological mother’s former same-sex partner. As more states confer marital rights to same-sex couples, this issue will occur with increasing frequency. The first reported case in the nation to address the issue, Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins, has garnered attention from the national media, including a cover story in the …


The Child Protection Pretense: States' Continued Consignment Of Newborn Babies To Unfit Parents, James G. Dwyer Jan 2008

The Child Protection Pretense: States' Continued Consignment Of Newborn Babies To Unfit Parents, James G. Dwyer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Relative Burdens: Family Ties And The Safety Net, Lee Anne Fennell Mar 2004

Relative Burdens: Family Ties And The Safety Net, Lee Anne Fennell

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Taxonomy Of Children's Existing Rights In State Decision Making About Their Relationships, James G. Dwyer Apr 2003

A Taxonomy Of Children's Existing Rights In State Decision Making About Their Relationships, James G. Dwyer

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Curing The "Every-Other-Weekend Syndrome": Why Visitation Should Be Considered Separate And Apart From Custody, Mark D. Matthews Apr 1999

Curing The "Every-Other-Weekend Syndrome": Why Visitation Should Be Considered Separate And Apart From Custody, Mark D. Matthews

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Treaty Power And Family Law, Jerome J. Curtis Jr. Jan 1972

The Treaty Power And Family Law, Jerome J. Curtis Jr.

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Family Law Reform In England, Dominik Lasok Jun 1967

Family Law Reform In England, Dominik Lasok

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.