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Plans, Protections, And Professional Intervention: Innovations In Divorce Custody Reform And The Role Of Legal Professionals, Jane W. Ellis Oct 1990

Plans, Protections, And Professional Intervention: Innovations In Divorce Custody Reform And The Role Of Legal Professionals, Jane W. Ellis

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Beginning with an overview of the "law in theory" in Part II, this Article describes the Parenting Act's political origins and the aspirations on which the Act was based. These aspirations reflect common contemporary national themes and are based on common (and often unexamined) assumptions about the purposes of custody law and, indeed, the nature and capacity of law itself. They are described in conjunction with major theoretical arguments about custody reform. Part II then sets out the specific regulations embodying the drafters' goals. The Article next looks at this ambitious new "law in practice" in Part III. It describes …


Economics, Feminism, And The Reinvention Of Alimony: A Reply To Ira Ellman, June Carbone Oct 1990

Economics, Feminism, And The Reinvention Of Alimony: A Reply To Ira Ellman, June Carbone

Vanderbilt Law Review

Divorce reform and gender roles are inextricably linked. When Lenore Weitzman chronicled the devastating consequences of divorce for most women, she described a legal system that, in an effort to be gender neutral in a formal sense, made no allowance for the domestic role women continue to perform. Herma Hill Kay, in reviewing Weitzman-inspired proposals to expand the scope of the financial awards made at divorce, nonetheless warned against encouraging "future couples entering marriage to make choices that will be economically disabling for women, thereby perpetuating their traditional financial dependence upon men and contributing to their inequality with men at …


State V. Woods: Interspousal Burglary In Louisiana - Too Many Doors Left Open?, Marjorie Ann Mckeithen Sep 1990

State V. Woods: Interspousal Burglary In Louisiana - Too Many Doors Left Open?, Marjorie Ann Mckeithen

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Louisiana Divorce Reform: For Better Or For Worse?, Stephanie Bienvenu Laborde May 1990

Louisiana Divorce Reform: For Better Or For Worse?, Stephanie Bienvenu Laborde

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Family Traits, Inga Markovits May 1990

Family Traits, Inga Markovits

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Transformation of Family Law: State, Law and Family in the United States and Western Europe


The Relevance Of Temporary Child Custody Orders To The Formation Of An Established Custodial Environment: A Model Statute For Uniform Application Under Michigan Law, Christine M. Drylie Jan 1990

The Relevance Of Temporary Child Custody Orders To The Formation Of An Established Custodial Environment: A Model Statute For Uniform Application Under Michigan Law, Christine M. Drylie

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note presents a Model Statute that clearly indicates when a court may find that an established custodial environment has arisen out of a temporary custody order. The Model Statute thus clarifies when it is appropriate to apply the clear and convincing evidentiary standard to situations involving temporary child custody orders. Part I of this Note describes the court's use of temporary custody orders to determine whether an established custodial environment exists. Part II sets forth the Model Statute, which integrates current case law into statutory language designed specifically for temporary custody situations. Part II also analyzes each section of …


Human Capital As Marital Property, Leslie F. Burns, Gregg A. Grauer Jan 1990

Human Capital As Marital Property, Leslie F. Burns, Gregg A. Grauer

Hofstra Law Review

No abstract provided.