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Pickett V. Brown, Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
The Coming Curtailment Of Compulsory Child Support, David L. Chambers
The Coming Curtailment Of Compulsory Child Support, David L. Chambers
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Absent parents ought to contribute to the support of their minor children and states can appropriately invoke the force of law to compel them to do so. Stated so generally, even absent parents behind in their payments would probably agree. Since so many others agree as well, and since the numbers of single-parent children have mushroomed, systems of governmentally compelled support in this country have grown enormously. By the early part of the next century, if current laws remain in force and current population trends continue, most of America's children on any given day will be entitled to support from …
Child Support, Assembly Committee On Judiciary
Child Support, Assembly Committee On Judiciary
California Assembly
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Kentucky Law Survey: Domestic Relations, Louise Everett Graham, Janet Jakubowicz
Kentucky Law Survey: Domestic Relations, Louise Everett Graham, Janet Jakubowicz
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In the decade since Kentucky's adoption of the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act (UMDA), appellate domestic relations opinions have focused primarily upon property division and child custody. Recent decisions continue this emphasis but also address problems regarding the marital relationship, spousal maintenance, and child support. This article provides a survey of Kentucky law in the field of domestic relations.