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Full-Text Articles in Family Law
You Made Your Bed...Now You Are Going To Pay For It: An Analysis Of The Effects Of Virginia's Mandatory Paternal Identification In Afdc Cases Will Have On The Rights Of Unwed Fathers, Kindra L. Gromelski
You Made Your Bed...Now You Are Going To Pay For It: An Analysis Of The Effects Of Virginia's Mandatory Paternal Identification In Afdc Cases Will Have On The Rights Of Unwed Fathers, Kindra L. Gromelski
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
A Content Analysis Of Judicial Decision-Making - How Judges Use The Primary Caretaker Standard To Make A Custody Determination, Kathryn L. Mercer
A Content Analysis Of Judicial Decision-Making - How Judges Use The Primary Caretaker Standard To Make A Custody Determination, Kathryn L. Mercer
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Does The Dissolution Of Covenant Marriages Mirror Common Law England's Subordination Of Women?, Rebecca E. Silberbogen
Does The Dissolution Of Covenant Marriages Mirror Common Law England's Subordination Of Women?, Rebecca E. Silberbogen
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Improving Custody Law In Virginia Without Creating A Rebuttable Presumption Of Joint Custody, Eliza B. Hutchison
Improving Custody Law In Virginia Without Creating A Rebuttable Presumption Of Joint Custody, Eliza B. Hutchison
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
State-Compelled Fetal Surgery: The Viability Test Is Not Viable, Krista L. Newkirk
State-Compelled Fetal Surgery: The Viability Test Is Not Viable, Krista L. Newkirk
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Does Mediation Systematically Disadvantage Women?, Margaret F. Brinig
Does Mediation Systematically Disadvantage Women?, Margaret F. Brinig
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Providing Justice For Children In Disputed Adoptions: A Feminist Perspective, Meghan S. Skelton
Providing Justice For Children In Disputed Adoptions: A Feminist Perspective, Meghan S. Skelton
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Bottoms V. Bottoms: A Comment, Douglas A. Steinberg
Bottoms V. Bottoms: A Comment, Douglas A. Steinberg
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Lovers' Contracts In The Courts: Forsaking The Minimum Decencies, Judith T. Younger
Lovers' Contracts In The Courts: Forsaking The Minimum Decencies, Judith T. Younger
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Schemes Of Adventuresses: The Abolition And Revival Of Common-Law Marriage, Charlotte K. Goldberg
The Schemes Of Adventuresses: The Abolition And Revival Of Common-Law Marriage, Charlotte K. Goldberg
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
Common-law marriage is about to go the way of the buggy whip. In 2005, Pennsylvania abolished common-law marriage and other state legislatures are considering following Pennsylvania's lead. Even if common-law marriage is abolished in all states, the problem of unmarried cohabitants seeking property rights arising from their relationships will still challenge the courts. In particular, because most claimants are women, the perception of them as either an "adventuress" or a "virtuous wife" will often determine whether they will attain shared property rights.
This article uses the California experience as an illustration of the evolution of the law from the abolition …
Essentially A Mother, Jennifer S. Hendricks
Essentially A Mother, Jennifer S. Hendricks
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
This article connects the constitutional jurisprudence of the family to debates over reproductive technology and surrogacy. Despite the outpouring of literature on reproductive technologies, courts and scholars have paid little attention to the constitutional foundation of parental rights. Focusing on the structural/political function of parental rights, this article argues that a gestational mother has a constitutional claim to be recognized as a legal parent.
The article first discusses the "unwed father cases." Despite believing that natural sex differences justified distinctions in parental rights, the Supreme Court crafted a test giving men parental rights if they established relationships with their biological …