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Balancing Acts: Crisis, Change, And Continuity In American Family Law, 1890-1990, Michael Grossberg Jan 1995

Balancing Acts: Crisis, Change, And Continuity In American Family Law, 1890-1990, Michael Grossberg

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Book Review. Abortion And Divorce In Western Law By Mary Ann Glendon, Lauren K. Robel Jan 1989

Book Review. Abortion And Divorce In Western Law By Mary Ann Glendon, Lauren K. Robel

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In this book, Professor Mary Ann Glendon contends that the American commitment to individualism and rights has deprived our law of compassion in the areas of abortion and divorce. She argues that while western European countries tell their citizens that their decisions about family are important to the larger society, American law takes extreme and damaging positions that isolate people at times when the community has an interest in their acts. Much of the book is a gentle and persuasive reminder that America lacks any semblance of a national family policy, an omission that looks heartless in comparison to Europe. …


Crossing Boundaries: Nineteenth-Century Domestic Relations Law And The Merger Of Family And Legal History, Michael Grossberg Jan 1985

Crossing Boundaries: Nineteenth-Century Domestic Relations Law And The Merger Of Family And Legal History, Michael Grossberg

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This essay argues for the need to study the legal history of the American family. It does so by combining a critique of secondary literature in family and legal history with examples from nineteenth-century domestic relations law. These examples, drawn from family law doctrines on seduction under the cover of a marriage promise, runaway marriages, and bastardy, are used to indicate the benefits of adding a sociocultural dimension to legal history and legal and institutional dimensions to family history. Three main themes in the history of nineteenth-century domestic relations law are developed to make these points: the law's particular fabric …


The Relevance Of Premarital Cohabitation To Property Division Awards In Divorce Proceedings: An Evaluation Of Present Trends And A Proposal For Legislative Reform, Barbara Freedman Wand Jan 1983

The Relevance Of Premarital Cohabitation To Property Division Awards In Divorce Proceedings: An Evaluation Of Present Trends And A Proposal For Legislative Reform, Barbara Freedman Wand

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Guarding The Altar: Physiological Restrictions And The Rise Of State Intervention In Matrimony, Michael Grossberg Jan 1982

Guarding The Altar: Physiological Restrictions And The Rise Of State Intervention In Matrimony, Michael Grossberg

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Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson Jr., John W. Brand Jr. Jan 1965

Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson Jr., John W. Brand Jr.

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Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson Jr., John Brand Jr. Jan 1963

Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson Jr., John Brand Jr.

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Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson, John W. Brand Jr. Jan 1961

Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson, John W. Brand Jr.

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Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson Jr. Jan 1957

Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson Jr.

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Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson Jr. Jan 1956

Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson Jr.

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Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson Jr. Jan 1955

Family Law (Survey Of Kansas Law), Dan Hopson Jr.

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Book Review. Vernier, C. G., American Family Laws, Vol. 5: Incompetents And Dependents, Ralph F. Fuchs Jan 1938

Book Review. Vernier, C. G., American Family Laws, Vol. 5: Incompetents And Dependents, Ralph F. Fuchs

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Book Review. Vernier, C. G., American Family Laws, Vols. 3 And 4, Ralph F. Fuchs Jan 1936

Book Review. Vernier, C. G., American Family Laws, Vols. 3 And 4, Ralph F. Fuchs

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The Action For Alienation Of Affections, Robert C. Brown Jan 1934

The Action For Alienation Of Affections, Robert C. Brown

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Book Review. Vernier, C. G., American Family Law, Vol. 1, Ralph F. Fuchs Jan 1932

Book Review. Vernier, C. G., American Family Law, Vol. 1, Ralph F. Fuchs

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Book Review. Richmond, M. E. And F. S. Hall, Marriage And The State And May, G., Marriage Laws And Decisions In The United States, Ralph F. Fuchs Jan 1930

Book Review. Richmond, M. E. And F. S. Hall, Marriage And The State And May, G., Marriage Laws And Decisions In The United States, Ralph F. Fuchs

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Book Review. Madden, J. W., Cases On Domestic Relations And Mccurdy, W. E., Cases On The Law Of Persons And Domestic Relations, Ralph F. Fuchs Jan 1929

Book Review. Madden, J. W., Cases On Domestic Relations And Mccurdy, W. E., Cases On The Law Of Persons And Domestic Relations, Ralph F. Fuchs

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Book Review. Cases On Domestic Relations By Joseph Warren Madden, Robert C. Brown Jan 1929

Book Review. Cases On Domestic Relations By Joseph Warren Madden, Robert C. Brown

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