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Washington's New Quasi-Community Property Act: Protecting The Immigrant Spouse, Thomas R. Andrews
Washington's New Quasi-Community Property Act: Protecting The Immigrant Spouse, Thomas R. Andrews
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In 1986, Washington followed the lead of several other community property jurisdictions by adopting quasi-community property legislation. The act is designed to prevent a spouse who has onerously acquired property during marriage while the couple resided in a common law state from disinheriting his or her surviving spouse as to that property after moving to Washington. It has significant implications not only for married couples contemplating a move to Washington, but also for those who have moved to Washington from common law jurisdictions in the past. This article explains why the risk of disinheritance arises, describes the provisions of Washington's …
Becket At The Bar--The Conflicting Obligations Of The Solicitor General, Eric Schnapper
Becket At The Bar--The Conflicting Obligations Of The Solicitor General, Eric Schnapper
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This Article suggests that the Solicitor General has five quite distinct responsibilities: to provide the Supreme Court with accurate and balanced information, to help to shape the Court's docket, to assure that the government's presentations maintain a high level of professionalism, to frame government positions which strike an appropriate balance between justice and advocacy, and to identify the interests and policies of the government client whom he represents. These responsibilities at times place the Solicitor General under conflicting obligations, not merely conflicts between his or her duties to the Court and to the administration, but conflicts in the Solicitor General's …