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A New Formalism For Family Law, Rebecca Aviel
A New Formalism For Family Law, Rebecca Aviel
William & Mary Law Review
Family law is simultaneously moving toward and away from formalist decision making. Examining family law across its various component doctrines—custody disputes, child support, jurisdiction, and parentage—reveals these two competing trends. In some of these areas, scholars and lawmakers have recognized that litigating under open-ended, amorphous standards is unpredictable and often painful, with costs that undermine the very purposes served by these legal frameworks; in these areas we are witnessing a turn toward determinate rules over judicial discretion as the preferred means of resolving disputes. In other areas, however, family law is experiencing a trend toward more flexible decision making that …
Divorce And Domicile: Time To Sever The Knot, Rhonda Wasserman
Divorce And Domicile: Time To Sever The Knot, Rhonda Wasserman
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Love And Obligation: Family Law And The Romance Of Economics, Ann Laquer Estin
Love And Obligation: Family Law And The Romance Of Economics, Ann Laquer Estin
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
"Who Owns The Child?": Meyer And Pierce And The Child As Property, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse
"Who Owns The Child?": Meyer And Pierce And The Child As Property, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Virginia's Domestic Relations Long-Arm Legislation: Does Its Reach Exceed Its Due Process Grasp?, E. Roy Hawkens
Virginia's Domestic Relations Long-Arm Legislation: Does Its Reach Exceed Its Due Process Grasp?, E. Roy Hawkens
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Law - Equal Protection Of Illegitimate Children - Levy V. Louisiana, 192 So.2d 193 (La. 1966), Robert Kahn
Constitutional Law - Equal Protection Of Illegitimate Children - Levy V. Louisiana, 192 So.2d 193 (La. 1966), Robert Kahn
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Trusts - Statutory Construction Of Adoption Laws, Francis Paul Blanock
Trusts - Statutory Construction Of Adoption Laws, Francis Paul Blanock
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.