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Book Review: Families And The Law: Cases And Commentary By Mary Jane Mossman, Susan Boyd
Book Review: Families And The Law: Cases And Commentary By Mary Jane Mossman, Susan Boyd
Canadian Journal of Family Law
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Book Review: Not The Marrying Kind: A Feminist Critique Of Same-Sex Marriage By Nicola Barker, Gillian Calder
Book Review: Not The Marrying Kind: A Feminist Critique Of Same-Sex Marriage By Nicola Barker, Gillian Calder
Canadian Journal of Family Law
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Elder Exploitation Through Predatory Marriage, Dorota Miler
Elder Exploitation Through Predatory Marriage, Dorota Miler
Canadian Journal of Family Law
The paper exposes a pattern of exploitation wherein financially motivated caregivers manipulate elders into marrying them to access and, subsequently, to inherit their estate. The article presents, analyzes and defines a case of predatory marriage. Further, it critically considers suggestions proposed by Canadian scholars and provides an alternative remedy, developed through comparative study of Canadian, Californian and German law. Through the paper, the author intends to inspire further, fruitful debate.
Autonomous Motherhood And The Law: Exploring The Narratives Of Canada’S Single Mothers By Choice, Fiona Kelly
Autonomous Motherhood And The Law: Exploring The Narratives Of Canada’S Single Mothers By Choice, Fiona Kelly
Canadian Journal of Family Law
In the past three decades, single mothers by choice (SMCs) have emerged as a new and rapidly growing component of Canada's single mother population. SMCs are women who choose to have a child, usually via some form of assisted conception, with the intention that they be their child's sole parent. While SMCs are part of an increasing number of non-normative family configurations in Canada, they pose some unique social and legal questions. However, unlike some other non-normative families, such as lesbian and gay families, SMCs have received very little academic attention and almost none pertaining to the role of law …