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Survey: Woman And California Law, Amy C. Hirschkron, Michele M. Feher, Te Jung Chang
Survey: Woman And California Law, Amy C. Hirschkron, Michele M. Feher, Te Jung Chang
Golden Gate University Law Review
This survey of California, a regular feature of the Women's Law Forum, summarizes recent California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions of special importance to women. A brief analysis of the issues pertinent to women raised in each case is provided.
Survey: Women And California Law, Alan Black, Katherine Hardy
Survey: Women And California Law, Alan Black, Katherine Hardy
Golden Gate University Law Review
This survey of California law, a regular feature of the Women's Law Forum, summarizes recent California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions of special importance to women. A brief analysis of the issues pertinent to women raised in each case is provided.
Survey: Women And California Law, Carol A. King
Survey: Women And California Law, Carol A. King
Golden Gate University Law Review
This survey of California Law, a regular feature of the Women's Law Forum, summarizes recent California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions of special importance to women. A brief analysis of the issues pertinent to women raised in each case is provided.
Survey: Women And California Law, Michele Modena-Kurpinsky
Survey: Women And California Law, Michele Modena-Kurpinsky
Golden Gate University Law Review
This survey of California case law and legislation is a regular feature of the Women's Law Forum. The survey summarizes recent California Supreme Court decisions, courts of appeal decisions, and new legislation which are of special importance to women. The focus of the survey is on presenting issues most pertinent to women, rather than on analyzing all issues raised in each case or bill. The survey period for cases in this issue is March 1, 1981 through February 28, 1982. Summaries of significant legislation enacted between October 1, 1980 and December 31, 1981 are also included.
Survey: Women And California Law, Elaine Booras
Survey: Women And California Law, Elaine Booras
Golden Gate University Law Review
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California Women: Trying To Use Federal Taxes To Put The 'Community' In Community Property, Stephanie H. Mcmahon
California Women: Trying To Use Federal Taxes To Put The 'Community' In Community Property, Stephanie H. Mcmahon
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
Community property is thought to be a more equitable marital property regime than the common law because we assume that providing each spouse with an interest in fifty percent of the family’s income also provides a substantial amount of equality between spouses. Historically, however, as the regime operated in the United States, it was not especially favorable to wives. Although the concept implied a partnership between spouses, in practice wives were denied rights a partner would expect to enjoy. This article examines how women lobbied to enlarge the protection California wives enjoyed under the state’s community property regime in the …