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Pragmatic Family Law, Clare Huntington
Pragmatic Family Law, Clare Huntington
Faculty Scholarship
Family law is a central battleground for a polarized America, with seemingly endless conflict over abortion, parental control of school curricula, gender-affirming health care for children, and similar flash points. This is hardly surprising for an area of law that implicates fundamental concerns about equality, bodily autonomy, sexual liberty, gender norms, parenting, and religion. Polarization poses significant risks to children and families, but centering contestation obscures another important reality. In many areas of doctrine and policy, family law has managed to avoid polarization, even for politically and socially combustible issues. Instead, states are converging on similar rules and policies, working …
A Game Theory View Of Family Law: Divorce Planning For A 500% "Family-Tax", Steven J. Willis
A Game Theory View Of Family Law: Divorce Planning For A 500% "Family-Tax", Steven J. Willis
UF Law Faculty Publications
Divorces involve money, which can prompt fierce legal battles. These include family obligations for child support, alimony, and property division. Small income changes can have huge consequences. For example, a $1,000 income increase can result in $5,000 of increased family obligations. A $10,000 increase can produce $50,000 of obligations. Or a $10,000 decrease can result in $50,000 of reduced obligations.