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Handbook Of The Law Of Persons And Domestic Relations. By Joseph W. Madden, Robert C. Brown Dec 2012

Handbook Of The Law Of Persons And Domestic Relations. By Joseph W. Madden, Robert C. Brown

Dr Robert Brown

No abstract provided.


Babies, Parents, And Grandparents: A Story In Two Cases, Karen Czapanskiy Jul 2012

Babies, Parents, And Grandparents: A Story In Two Cases, Karen Czapanskiy

Karen Czapanskiy

No abstract provided.


Disabled Kids And Their Moms: Caregivers And Horizontal Equity, Karen S. Czapanskiy Jul 2012

Disabled Kids And Their Moms: Caregivers And Horizontal Equity, Karen S. Czapanskiy

Karen Czapanskiy

No abstract provided.


The Metamorphosis Of Marriage And Adoption, Sanford N. Katz, Daniel R. Katz Jun 2012

The Metamorphosis Of Marriage And Adoption, Sanford N. Katz, Daniel R. Katz

Sanford N. Katz

No abstract provided.


L'Indennità Di Paternità Negata Al Padre Avvocato, Valerio Sangiovanni May 2012

L'Indennità Di Paternità Negata Al Padre Avvocato, Valerio Sangiovanni

Valerio Sangiovanni

No abstract provided.


To Be Or Not To Be (A Parent)? – Not Precisely The Question; The Frozen Embryo Dispute, Yehezkel Margalit Feb 2012

To Be Or Not To Be (A Parent)? – Not Precisely The Question; The Frozen Embryo Dispute, Yehezkel Margalit

Hezi Margalit

Modern medicine offers a variety of fertility treatments, with the result that in the United States alone, there are more than 400,000 frozen embryos and another 10,000 are frozen every year. Since the rate of divorce in the United States increases exponentially, one can easily imagine how many frozen embryos could become open to litigation. Indeed, the media, the law and the people concerned with the ethical aspects have devoted much attention to this issue. This is because litigation forces the reassessment of many complex issues starting with the appropriate balance between an individual’s legal right to be and not …


Equitable Distribution: Virginia Code Section 20-107, Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger, Sharon A. Henderson, David A. Glazer Jan 2012

Equitable Distribution: Virginia Code Section 20-107, Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger, Sharon A. Henderson, David A. Glazer

Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger

In Virginia traditional alimony was the only form of recompense allowed to a divorced spouse until 1977. Property was divided according to title, either his, hers or theirs. In 1977, the legislature added the possibility of a "lump sum payment" based upon the "property interests of the parties" after considering "the contributions, monetary and non-monetary, of each party to the well-being of the family," among other factors. This language gave little guidance as to when such an award might be appropriate or what specific factors were to be considered. A survey conducted by Ingrid Hillinger for the Family Law Section …


Dirty Harry Meets Dirty Diapers: Masculinities, At-Home Fathers, And Making The Law Work For Families, Beth A. Burkstrand-Reid Dec 2011

Dirty Harry Meets Dirty Diapers: Masculinities, At-Home Fathers, And Making The Law Work For Families, Beth A. Burkstrand-Reid

Beth A. Burkstrand-Reid

Who is the “man”? Implicit in this question is whether the man at issue demonstrates traits traditionally associated with masculinity: traits such as power, rejecting all things associated with being female, aggression, and being the family breadwinner. If a man, then, abandons paid work and stays at home full time with his children, is he still a “man” as typically defined? The answer to this question bears both on whether families are truly evolving away from the traditional, gendered construct that places men as family breadwinners and women as caregivers and whether work-family balance law meets the needs of these—and …