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Divorcing Guns: How Family Law Could Change Parental Gun Ownership And Save Kids’ Lives, Marcia A. Zug
Divorcing Guns: How Family Law Could Change Parental Gun Ownership And Save Kids’ Lives, Marcia A. Zug
Washington and Lee Law Review Online
Guns are deadly. They are especially deadly for children yet, currently, parental gun ownership is not a major factor in custody disputes. This needs to change. Making irresponsible gun ownership a routine factor in custody cases could transform parental gun behavior. In other contexts, the potential loss of custody has proven to be an extremely strong deterrent. Moreover, unlike other proposed solutions to gun fatalities, this is a change that can be made right now. Making guns a part of custody disputes does not require the enactment of new legislation or even a judicial determination. By simply raising the issue …
Decoupling Taxes And Marriage: Beyond Innocence And Income Splitting, Michelle Lyon Drumbl
Decoupling Taxes And Marriage: Beyond Innocence And Income Splitting, Michelle Lyon Drumbl
Scholarly Articles
Fourteen years ago, members of Congress sympathetically listened as divorcees testified to their struggles to raise children while being pursued by the Internal Revenue Service for tax debts, often unknown to them, that were attributable to their ex-husbands' income. Rather than adopting one of many proposals to end joint and several liability, Congress instead elected to expand the grounds on which these individuals could seek relief from such liability. Since that time, taxpayers have seen a steady expansion of the grounds for so-called “innocent spouse relief” that has evolved through a combination of legislative, administrative, and judicial action. Yet the …
Sosna V. Iowa, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Rights Of Surviving Party Before Final Divorce
Rights Of Surviving Party Before Final Divorce
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Misconduct During An Interlocutory Divorce Period
Misconduct During An Interlocutory Divorce Period
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Recrimination And Comparative Rectitude
Recrimination And Comparative Rectitude
Washington and Lee Law Review
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