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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 Apr 1999

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 Dec 1998

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 Dec 1998

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 Apr 1998

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 Apr 1998

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 Oct 1995

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 Oct 1994

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 Oct 1994

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 Feb 207

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 Feb 207

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 Feb 207

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 …