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A Family Is What You Make It? Legal Recognition And Regulation Of Multiple Parents, Haim Abraham
A Family Is What You Make It? Legal Recognition And Regulation Of Multiple Parents, Haim Abraham
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
Multiparental family structures, in which there are more than two parents, are becoming increasingly common. Thus, they defy the social and legal conception of the nuclear family. Yet, despite the growing number of multiparental families, their legal status in most jurisdictions is not recognized, leaving various issues unaddressed and potentially risking the children’s best interests. This paper examines how the legislatures and courts of California, Canada, and the U.K. recognize and regulate multiparental families. It shows that the treatment of multiparental families varies from non-recognition of any status, through regulation of the multiparental family, to the recognition of the multiparental …
Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage , Ann Shalleck
Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage , Ann Shalleck
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage , Ann Shalleck
Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage , Ann Shalleck
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.