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Adoption Of Children In Missouri, Mary M. Beck
Adoption Of Children In Missouri, Mary M. Beck
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The purpose of this Article is to investigate the effect of Missouri law on adoption and to determine whether its provisions adequately protect the parties to adoption and whether its degree of clarity properly forestalls litigation.
Crime Or Punishment: The Parental Corporal Punishment Defense - Reasonable And Necessary, Or Excused Abuse, Kandice Johnson
Crime Or Punishment: The Parental Corporal Punishment Defense - Reasonable And Necessary, Or Excused Abuse, Kandice Johnson
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The parental right to use physical force to discipline and restrain children is a privilege firmly rooted in the American system of jurisprudence. This privilege is often asserted as a defense when parents are charged with a crime of aggression against their child. While the privilege to use disciplinary force is universally recognized as a defense in criminal actions, it is equally acknowledged that child abuse is a pervasive reality of American life. This article postulates that current laws, addressing assertion of the parental privilege defense in criminal actions, fail either to provide adequate guidance to parents or to sufficiently …
Family Values And The Bankruptcy Code: A Proposal To Eliminate Bankruptcy Benefits Awarded On The Basis Of Marital Status, A. Mechele Dickerson
Family Values And The Bankruptcy Code: A Proposal To Eliminate Bankruptcy Benefits Awarded On The Basis Of Marital Status, A. Mechele Dickerson
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No abstract provided.
Reform Of Adult Guardianship Law, John E. Donaldson
Reform Of Adult Guardianship Law, John E. Donaldson
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No abstract provided.
A Content Analysis Of Judicial Decision-Making: How Judges Use The Primary Caretaker Standard To Make A Custody Determination, Kathryn Mercer
A Content Analysis Of Judicial Decision-Making: How Judges Use The Primary Caretaker Standard To Make A Custody Determination, Kathryn Mercer
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This article expands upon Professor Mercer's previous discussion of the efficacy of the primary caretaker standard in West Virginia.