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Money Matters In Marriage: Unmasking Interdependence In Ongoing Spousal Economic Relations, Alicia B. Kelly
Money Matters In Marriage: Unmasking Interdependence In Ongoing Spousal Economic Relations, Alicia B. Kelly
Alicia B. Kelly
This Article presents a rare exploration of the interactions among money, marriage and law while the relationship is ongoing. Using insights on the relational landscape from the social sciences as a lens, I examine the law’s regulation of spousal economic relations and its account of and potential impact within a functioning marriage. Building on my previous work, my claim is that the law governing money in marriage should be grounded on a distinctive and clarified model of partnership marriage that understands the relationship to be of equal persons who join forces to share the burdens and benefits of a shared …