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Full-Text Articles in Family Law

It's Not Just Shopping Urban Lofts, And The Lesbian Gay-By Boom: How Sexual Orientation Demographics Can Inform Family Courts , Todd Brower Jan 2009

It's Not Just Shopping Urban Lofts, And The Lesbian Gay-By Boom: How Sexual Orientation Demographics Can Inform Family Courts , Todd Brower

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The Hebrew Language Has Not Created A Title For Me: A Legal And Sociolinguistic Analysis Of New-Type Families, Michael Tamir, Dalia Cahana-Amitay Jan 2009

The Hebrew Language Has Not Created A Title For Me: A Legal And Sociolinguistic Analysis Of New-Type Families, Michael Tamir, Dalia Cahana-Amitay

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Considering Mom: Maternity And The Model Act Governing Assisted Reproductive Technology, Charles P. Kindregan Jr. Jan 2009

Considering Mom: Maternity And The Model Act Governing Assisted Reproductive Technology, Charles P. Kindregan Jr.

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Joint And Shared Parenting: Valuing All Families And All Children In The Adoption Process With An Expanded Notion Of Family , Cynthia R. Mabry Jan 2009

Joint And Shared Parenting: Valuing All Families And All Children In The Adoption Process With An Expanded Notion Of Family , Cynthia R. Mabry

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Opuz V. Turkey: Europe's Landmark Judgment On Violence Against Women, Tarik Abdel-Monem Jan 2009

Opuz V. Turkey: Europe's Landmark Judgment On Violence Against Women, Tarik Abdel-Monem

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Equality And Justice For Lesbian And Gay Families And Relationships, Nancy Polikoff Jan 2009

Equality And Justice For Lesbian And Gay Families And Relationships, Nancy Polikoff

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

In 1989, Tom Stoddard and Paula Ettelbrick, attorneys with the gay rights group Lambda Legal, published side-by-side opposing essays about whether marriage for same-sex couples should be a movement priority. Rutgers Law Review is publishing a 2009 symposium commemorating the 20th anniversary of these now-iconic essays. This article is part of that symposium. It places the Ettelbrick essay, and the groundbreaking case of Braschi v. Stahl Associates decided the same year, in the context of the gay rights movement's strong support of family diversity. It then critiques the contemporary right-wing marriage movement for blaming all social problems on family diversity/aka …


A Mother Should Not Have To Adopt Her Own Child: Parentage Laws For Children Of Lesbian Couples In The Twenty-First Century, Nancy Polikoff Jan 2009

A Mother Should Not Have To Adopt Her Own Child: Parentage Laws For Children Of Lesbian Couples In The Twenty-First Century, Nancy Polikoff

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Law That Values All Families: Beyond (Straight And Gay) Marriage, Nancy Polikoff Jan 2009

Law That Values All Families: Beyond (Straight And Gay) Marriage, Nancy Polikoff

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Multiple Families, Multiple Goals, Multiple Failures: The Need For “Limited Equalization” As A Theory Of Child Support, Adrienne Jennings Lockie Jan 2009

Multiple Families, Multiple Goals, Multiple Failures: The Need For “Limited Equalization” As A Theory Of Child Support, Adrienne Jennings Lockie

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Current child support laws are based on flawed assumptions about families that fail to reflect family complexity and the realities of parenting. Further, there has been little reevaluation of the stated goals of child support law since they were first implemented thirty years ago. The stated goals — fiscal savings, children’s economic well-being, and parental involvement — have not been achieved and are increasingly unlikely to be achieved because they ignore the way that children in multiple families — families in which at least one parent has had another child with a different partner —compete for the limited resources of …


Intolerable Situations And Counsel For Children: Following Switzerland's Example In Hague Abduction Cases , Merle H. Weiner Dec 2008

Intolerable Situations And Counsel For Children: Following Switzerland's Example In Hague Abduction Cases , Merle H. Weiner

American University Law Review

In the twilight days of 2007, Switzerland took decisive action to protect children who were being harmed by the application of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ("Hague Abduction Convention" or "Convention"). 1 Its Parliament passed the Federal Act on International Child Abduction and the Hague Conventions on the Protection of Children and Adults ("Swiss Act"). 2 The Swiss Act, which should enter into force in mid-2009, 3 gives important and necessary guidance to Swiss courts about the phrase "intolerable situation" in Article 13(b) of the Hague Abduction Convention. 4 The Swiss Act also directs …


Are You Still My Mother, Interstate Recognition Of Adoption By Gays And Lesbians , Rhonda Wasserman Oct 2008

Are You Still My Mother, Interstate Recognition Of Adoption By Gays And Lesbians , Rhonda Wasserman

American University Law Review

Parents and their biological children routinely cross state borders safe in the assumption that the parent-child relationship will be recognized wherever they go. The central issue raised in this Article is whether the law guarantees parents and their adopted children the same security if the parents are gay. This question is part of a broader debate about the obligation of states to recognize changes in family status effected under the laws of other states, such as same-sex marriages and migratory divorces. The debate is divisive because it pits the family against the state; one state against another; and the needs …


The Upbringing Of A Creature: The Scope Of A Parent's Right To Teach Children To Hate, Brooke Emery Jan 2008

The Upbringing Of A Creature: The Scope Of A Parent's Right To Teach Children To Hate, Brooke Emery

The Modern American

No abstract provided.


Born To No Mother: In Re Roberto D.B. And Equal Protection For Gestational Surrogates Rebutting Maternity, Emily Stark Jan 2008

Born To No Mother: In Re Roberto D.B. And Equal Protection For Gestational Surrogates Rebutting Maternity, Emily Stark

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


You Are Not The Father: How State Paternity Laws Protect (And Fail To Protect) The Best Interests Of Children, Sarah Mcginnis Jan 2008

You Are Not The Father: How State Paternity Laws Protect (And Fail To Protect) The Best Interests Of Children, Sarah Mcginnis

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Guarantors Of Our Genes: Are Egg Donors Liable For Latent Genetic Disease, Suriya E.P. Jayanti Jan 2008

Guarantors Of Our Genes: Are Egg Donors Liable For Latent Genetic Disease, Suriya E.P. Jayanti

American University Law Review

Assisted reproductive technology ("ART"), including egg donation, is changing the topography of the American family. Heated debates and legislative battles over cloning and stem cell research reveal the complexity of the moral, scientific, and legal implications of emerging alternative reproductive methods. In fact, the field of reproductive medicine is the "Wild West" of the healthcare world where technological development is testing the boundaries of science and ethics. The legal and ethical issues intrinsic to the evolution of the egg donation industry are poised to become central topics of public debate as we, as a culture, reevaluate who and what constitutes …


View From The Ivory Tower: Musings Of A Former Family Lawyer, David Spratt Jan 2008

View From The Ivory Tower: Musings Of A Former Family Lawyer, David Spratt

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Valuing All Families: An Introduction To The 2008 Santa Clara Law Review Symposium, Nancy Polikoff Jan 2008

Valuing All Families: An Introduction To The 2008 Santa Clara Law Review Symposium, Nancy Polikoff

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The family has changed over time, as has the law concerning families and relationships. Thank goodness. Until recent decades, the law punished nonmarital sex, delineated separate spheres for men and women, and restricted the grounds for ending marriage. The sexual revolution, feminism, and the demand for divorce were the social phenomena that facilitated these changes. Today we take for granted that marriage is not the right dividing line for the rights and obligations of parents. We now must revise our laws to protect the economic security and emotional peace of mind of the full variety of today's families and relationships.


The Irrationality Of A Rational Basis: Denying Benefits To The Children Of Same-Sex Couples , Sam Castic Jan 2007

The Irrationality Of A Rational Basis: Denying Benefits To The Children Of Same-Sex Couples , Sam Castic

The Modern American

No abstract provided.


Legislative Updates Jan 2007

Legislative Updates

The Modern American

No abstract provided.


The Parentage Puzzle: The Interplay Between Genetics, Procreative Intent, And Parental Conduct In Determining Legal Parentage, Deborah H. Wald, Esq. Jan 2007

The Parentage Puzzle: The Interplay Between Genetics, Procreative Intent, And Parental Conduct In Determining Legal Parentage, Deborah H. Wald, Esq.

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


"Not Quite One Gender Or The Other": Marriage Law And The Containment Of Gender Trouble In The United Kingdom, Dr. Lisa Fishbayn Jan 2007

"Not Quite One Gender Or The Other": Marriage Law And The Containment Of Gender Trouble In The United Kingdom, Dr. Lisa Fishbayn

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


For Richer Or Poorer Or Any Other Reason: Adjudicating Immigration Marriage Fraud Cases Within The Scope Of The Constitution , Marcel De Armas Jan 2007

For Richer Or Poorer Or Any Other Reason: Adjudicating Immigration Marriage Fraud Cases Within The Scope Of The Constitution , Marcel De Armas

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Sos (Safeguard Our Survival): Understanding And Alleviating The Lethat Legacy Of Survival-Threatening Child Abuse, Nancy Wright, Eric Wright Jan 2007

Sos (Safeguard Our Survival): Understanding And Alleviating The Lethat Legacy Of Survival-Threatening Child Abuse, Nancy Wright, Eric Wright

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Are You My Mother? Defending The Rights Of Intended Parents In Gestational Surrogacy Arrangements In Pennsylvania, Krista Sirola Jan 2006

Are You My Mother? Defending The Rights Of Intended Parents In Gestational Surrogacy Arrangements In Pennsylvania, Krista Sirola

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


All's Fair In Love And Divorce: Why Divorce Attorney's Fees Should Constitute A Dissipation Of Marital Assets In Order To Retain Equity In Marital Property Distributions, Sarah C. Acker Jan 2006

All's Fair In Love And Divorce: Why Divorce Attorney's Fees Should Constitute A Dissipation Of Marital Assets In Order To Retain Equity In Marital Property Distributions, Sarah C. Acker

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Rhetorical Holy War: Polygamy, Homosexuality, And The Paradox Of Community And Autonomy, Gregory C. Pinfree Jan 2006

Rhetorical Holy War: Polygamy, Homosexuality, And The Paradox Of Community And Autonomy, Gregory C. Pinfree

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Children Of Incarcerated Mothers And The Struggle For Stability , Nekima Levy-Pounds Jan 2006

Children Of Incarcerated Mothers And The Struggle For Stability , Nekima Levy-Pounds

The Modern American

No abstract provided.


Contesting Conservatisms, Family Feuds And The Privatization Of Dependency, Brenda Crossman Jan 2005

Contesting Conservatisms, Family Feuds And The Privatization Of Dependency, Brenda Crossman

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The End Of Poverty: Economic Possibilities For Our Time By Jeffrey Sachs Penguin Press, 2005, Elizabeth Hahn Jan 2005

The End Of Poverty: Economic Possibilities For Our Time By Jeffrey Sachs Penguin Press, 2005, Elizabeth Hahn

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Marriage, Divorce, And Inheritance Laws In Sierra Leone And Their Discriminatory Effects On Women, Pamela O. Davies Jan 2005

Marriage, Divorce, And Inheritance Laws In Sierra Leone And Their Discriminatory Effects On Women, Pamela O. Davies

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.