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Domestic Relations, Barry B. Mcgough, Gregory R. Miller
Domestic Relations, Barry B. Mcgough, Gregory R. Miller
Mercer Law Review
This survey period saw major changes to domestic relations law. With the political changes in the state legislature came sweeping reforms to what seemed to be deeply entrenched laws. Although Georgia law presently requires appeals of all domestic relations cases occurring through the discretionary application process, the Georgia Supreme Court extended its 2003 pilot project into its third year, agreeing to accept all "non-frivolous" applications filed in divorce and alimony cases. As a result, those interested in domestic relations law have benefited from many more substantive decisions from the appellate courts on a variety of issues. Revisions to the Uniform …
A New Era Of Dead-Beat Dads: Determining Social Security Survivor Benefits For Children Who Are Posthumously Conceived, Ann-Patton Nelson
A New Era Of Dead-Beat Dads: Determining Social Security Survivor Benefits For Children Who Are Posthumously Conceived, Ann-Patton Nelson
Mercer Law Review
In Gillett-Netting v. Barnhart, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that posthumously conceived children born to a married couple were dependent under the Social Security Act ("Act") and entitled to child's survivor benefits. The posthumously conceived children in Gillett-Netting were born as a result of an in vitro fertilization process conducted after the husband's death. After the birth of her twins, the mother filed for benefits under the Act based on her late husband's earnings. The court ruled that because the twins were their father's legitimate children under Arizona law, they were to be …