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Spouse Cannot Be Divested Of Title To Separate Real Property Under Texas Family Code 3.63., Jerry Morell
Spouse Cannot Be Divested Of Title To Separate Real Property Under Texas Family Code 3.63., Jerry Morell
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract Forthcoming.
Maternity Rights: A Comparative View Of Mexico And The United States, Roberto Rosas
Maternity Rights: A Comparative View Of Mexico And The United States, Roberto Rosas
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Women play a large role in the workplace and require additional protection during pregnancy, childbirth, and while raising children. This article compares how Mexico and the United States have approached the issue of maternity rights and benefits. First, Mexico provides eighty-four days of paid leave to mothers, while the United States provides unpaid leave for up to twelve weeks. Second, Mexico allows two thirty-minute breaks a day for breastfeeding, while the United States allows a reasonable amount of time per day to breastfeed. Third, Mexico provides childcare to most federal employees, while the United States provides daycares to a small …
The Termination Of Parental Rights In Texas: The Long Run Cut Short For Parents In Bexar County, Gabriel A. Narvaez
The Termination Of Parental Rights In Texas: The Long Run Cut Short For Parents In Bexar County, Gabriel A. Narvaez
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
Appraising Problems, Not Stuff, Chad J. Pomeroy
Appraising Problems, Not Stuff, Chad J. Pomeroy
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract forthcoming.
Lessons Learned, Lessons Offered: Creating A Domestic Violence Drug Court, Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez, Dr. Stacy Speedlin Gonzalez
Lessons Learned, Lessons Offered: Creating A Domestic Violence Drug Court, Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez, Dr. Stacy Speedlin Gonzalez
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
Can We Have Our Cake And Eat It Too?: What Masterpiece Cakeshop And Religious Refusals Mean For Texas’S Adoption Bill, Nadeen Abou-Hossa
Can We Have Our Cake And Eat It Too?: What Masterpiece Cakeshop And Religious Refusals Mean For Texas’S Adoption Bill, Nadeen Abou-Hossa
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
Back To The Future: Marriage And Divorce Under The 2017 Tax Act, Mark Cochran
Back To The Future: Marriage And Divorce Under The 2017 Tax Act, Mark Cochran
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract forthcoming
Skinning The Cat: How Mandatory Psychiatric Evaluations For Animal Cruelty Offenders Can Prevent Future Violence, Ashley Kunz
Skinning The Cat: How Mandatory Psychiatric Evaluations For Animal Cruelty Offenders Can Prevent Future Violence, Ashley Kunz
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
In 2017, the Texas legislature amended Texas Penal Code § 42.092, which governs acts of cruelty against non-livestock animals. The statute in its current form makes torturing, killing, or seriously injuring a non-livestock animal a third degree felony, while less serious offenses carry either a state jail felony or a Class A misdemeanor charge.
While a step in the right direction, Texas law is not comprehensive in that it fails to address a significant aspect of animal cruelty offenses: mental illness. For over fifteen years, Texas Family Code § 54.0407 has required psychiatric counseling for juveniles convicted of cruelty to …
Domestic Asset Tracing And Recovery Of Hidden Assets And The Spoils Of Financial Crime, Nathan Wadlinger, Carl Pacini, Nicole Stowell, William Hopwood, Debra Sinclair
Domestic Asset Tracing And Recovery Of Hidden Assets And The Spoils Of Financial Crime, Nathan Wadlinger, Carl Pacini, Nicole Stowell, William Hopwood, Debra Sinclair
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract forthcoming
Undocumented Citizens Of The United States: The Repercussions Of Denying Birth Certificates, Anna L. Lichtenberger
Undocumented Citizens Of The United States: The Repercussions Of Denying Birth Certificates, Anna L. Lichtenberger
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract forthcoming
In Defense Of The Family: An Argument For Maintaining The Parental Rights Of Incarcerated Women In Texas, Erica D. Benites
In Defense Of The Family: An Argument For Maintaining The Parental Rights Of Incarcerated Women In Texas, Erica D. Benites
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract Forthcoming
A Chance For Positive Change: Exploring The Legal Hurdles Putative Fathers Face In The 21st Century, Shamala Florant
A Chance For Positive Change: Exploring The Legal Hurdles Putative Fathers Face In The 21st Century, Shamala Florant
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
What About The Children: How Children Of Same-Sex Couples Are Left Without State-Run Support, Ann Kathryn Watson
What About The Children: How Children Of Same-Sex Couples Are Left Without State-Run Support, Ann Kathryn Watson
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
States should enact legislation affording same-sex partners the same rights and responsibilities to their children as opposite-sex partners. Although federal law mandates specific duties owed to the child, the language is silent about whether it applies to same-sex partners. Moreover, Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. Some states—namely Texas—have passed their own version of DOMA. These states have subsequently denied same-sex partners the same rights granted to opposite-sex partners—such as conservatorship, visitation, and child support. Same-sex partners have used DOMA as a legal strategy to either avoid …
Singing Songs In A Strange Land: The Plight Of Haitian Children In The Space Of International Adoption., Glenys P. Spence
Singing Songs In A Strange Land: The Plight Of Haitian Children In The Space Of International Adoption., Glenys P. Spence
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
The best interests of children are not served by severing the familial bonds contemplated by international adoption law. Nonetheless, because of the high costs of the international adoption process, efforts to adopt their Haitian orphan relatives are ignored. In attempts to guarantee the “best interests of the child” are met, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children Co-Operative Respect of Intercountry Adoptions (Adoption Convention) were created as the two governing bodies of international adoption law. Global South countries, including Haiti, however, have not ratified the Adoption Convention. …
Fostering To Children's Needs Or Fostering To Legislators' Personal Agendas., Tracy Kasparek
Fostering To Children's Needs Or Fostering To Legislators' Personal Agendas., Tracy Kasparek
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Legislators and judges must keep their own personal biases of homosexuals out of their analysis, particularly when considering if same-sex couples should be foster parents. Legislators and judges personal biases are rooted in unsubstantiated beliefs that homosexuals are mentally ill, lack the same maternal or parental instincts as hetersexuals, and may turn the children into homosexuals. None of these beliefs are supported by any type of evidence. On the contrary, studies indicate that homosexual couples are as fit for parenting as heterosexual couples. Furthermore, homosexual couples tend to take the hardest children to place such as: minority children, children with …
Count The Brown Faces: Where Is The "Family" In The Family Law Of Child Protective Services, Ana M. Novoa
Count The Brown Faces: Where Is The "Family" In The Family Law Of Child Protective Services, Ana M. Novoa
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming
A Mother Removed — A Child Left Behind: A Battered Immigrant's Need For A Modified Best Interest Standard, Julie Linares-Fierro
A Mother Removed — A Child Left Behind: A Battered Immigrant's Need For A Modified Best Interest Standard, Julie Linares-Fierro
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming
Garnishment Of Wages To Enforce Child Support - A New Remedy For An Old Problem., Mary Fenlon
Garnishment Of Wages To Enforce Child Support - A New Remedy For An Old Problem., Mary Fenlon
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract Forthcoming.
Texas Adoption Laws And Adoptee's Rights Of Access To Confidential Records., Cynthia A. Rucker
Texas Adoption Laws And Adoptee's Rights Of Access To Confidential Records., Cynthia A. Rucker
St. Mary's Law Journal
Since the adoption process affects the lives of numerous people, courts must reach a decision which benefits all parties involved in the process. Many adoptees retain an emotional desire, or a psychological need, to ascertain the identity of their birth parents. This desire or need is in direct conflict with state statutes mandating adoption information remain sealed and confidential. In recent years, courts across the country have considered several cases challenging the validity of confidentiality statutes on constitutional grounds. Primarily, adoptees have asserted confidentiality statutes deny them a fundamental right to privacy, a right to receive information, and a right …
Recent Amendments To The Texas Child Abuse Statutes: An Analysis And Recommendation., Antoinette M. Pollock
Recent Amendments To The Texas Child Abuse Statutes: An Analysis And Recommendation., Antoinette M. Pollock
St. Mary's Law Journal
Each year approximately one million children experience abuse by their parents and more than two thousand die as a result of injuries suffered. Drafters of child abuse legislation face the difficult task of accommodating the rights of parent and child, while ensuring the necessary exercise of state authority. In view of the delicate balancing of interests involved, child protection laws must be extensive and detailed in order to withstand constitutional challenge. The Sixty-sixth session of the Texas Legislature amended the child abuse section of the Texas Family Code. The Texas Family Code, as amended, is now capable of withstanding constitutional …
A Temporary Child Custody Order Issued Pursuant To Section 11.11 Of The Texas Family Code Constitutes A Non-Appealable Interlocutory Order., Anthony J. Blazi
A Temporary Child Custody Order Issued Pursuant To Section 11.11 Of The Texas Family Code Constitutes A Non-Appealable Interlocutory Order., Anthony J. Blazi
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract Forthcoming.
Waiver Of Service Of Process Executed Prior To Institution Of Suit To Terminate Parental Rights Satisfies Due Process Notice Requirements., Catherine Matteau Stone
Waiver Of Service Of Process Executed Prior To Institution Of Suit To Terminate Parental Rights Satisfies Due Process Notice Requirements., Catherine Matteau Stone
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract Forthcoming.
Clear And Convincing Evidence Standard Of Proof Will Be Required In All Proceedings For Involuntary Termination Of The Parent-Child Relationship., John William Wester
Clear And Convincing Evidence Standard Of Proof Will Be Required In All Proceedings For Involuntary Termination Of The Parent-Child Relationship., John William Wester
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract Forthcoming.
The Legal Effect Of Marital Separation Agreements Upon Community Property Status: Is It Time To Amend The Constitutional Definition Of Wife's Separate Property., Teresa A. Hunter
The Legal Effect Of Marital Separation Agreements Upon Community Property Status: Is It Time To Amend The Constitutional Definition Of Wife's Separate Property., Teresa A. Hunter
St. Mary's Law Journal
The present constitutional definition of married women’s separate property serves to protect the wife’s property rights and to preserve the community property system in Texas. However, the policy reasons for the constitutional definition no longer apply, since there is no present danger of the legislature reducing the property rights of married women or abandoning the community property system. Further, the needs and customs of the people of Texas have changed since the adoption of the original Texas Constitution in 1845. Today, it is estimated that thirty percent of couples who marry in the United States eventually divorce and sixty percent …
The Rights Of An Illegitimate Child Post - Gomez V. Perez: A Legitimate Situation., Deborah J. Venezia
The Rights Of An Illegitimate Child Post - Gomez V. Perez: A Legitimate Situation., Deborah J. Venezia
St. Mary's Law Journal
Throughout Texas history the legal status of illegitimacy has prevented an illegitimate child from enjoying the right of parental support guaranteed to a legitimate child. The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Gomez v. Perez rendered unconstitutional the denial of an illegitimate child’s right to parental support on the basis of his illegitimacy. In response to Gomez, the Texas Legislature enacted Chapter 13 of the Texas Family Code (TFC) which provides for voluntary legitimation of an illegitimate child by the father. Section 13.01 gave an illegitimate child, whose natural father did not voluntarily acknowledge paternity, procedure to establish the parent-child …
Community Property And The Banruptcy Reform Act Of 1978 Selected Articles On The Bankruptcy Reform Act Of 1978., Alan Pedlar
Community Property And The Banruptcy Reform Act Of 1978 Selected Articles On The Bankruptcy Reform Act Of 1978., Alan Pedlar
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract Forthcoming.
Community Property - Benefits Awarded Under The Railroad Retirement Act Are Not Community Property Subject To Division Upon Divorce., Paul Andrew Drummond
Community Property - Benefits Awarded Under The Railroad Retirement Act Are Not Community Property Subject To Division Upon Divorce., Paul Andrew Drummond
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract Forthcoming.
Professional Corporation May Have Valuable Goodwill, Apart From Person Of Individual Member, That Must Me Considered In Property Settlement On Divorce., Carey P. Locke
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract Forthcoming.
Ex-Wife May Bring Garnishment Proceedings To Secure Her Share Of Ex-Husband's Military Retirement Pay Under The Federal Consent Statute., Howard E. Strackbein
Ex-Wife May Bring Garnishment Proceedings To Secure Her Share Of Ex-Husband's Military Retirement Pay Under The Federal Consent Statute., Howard E. Strackbein
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract Forthcoming.
Apportionment Of Community Property Interests In Prospective Military Retirement Benefits Upon Divorce., Charles H. Rennick
Apportionment Of Community Property Interests In Prospective Military Retirement Benefits Upon Divorce., Charles H. Rennick
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract Forthcoming.