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Social Security Benefits Formula 101: A Practical Primer, Francine J. Lipman

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When Reading Between The Lines Is Not Enough: Lessons From Media Coverage Of A Domestic Violence Homicide-Suicide, Elizabeth L. Macdowell

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In October 2008, Karthik Rajaram murdered his wife, mother-in-law, sons and, ultimately, himself, in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb. This Article analyzes media reports about the deaths to illustrate the resilience of patriarchy and significant gaps in research and scholarship about domestic violence, and suggests a strategic approach to building counter-narratives about violence against women.

The Article is composed of five parts. Part I is the Introduction. Part II draws on narrative theory and critical media scholarship to lay the groundwork for analysis, and to show why media coverage of homicide-suicide is implicated in the production of dominant ideology.

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How Embedded Knowledge Structures Affect Judicial Decision Making: An Analysis Of Metaphor, Narrative, And Imagination In Child Custody Disputes, Linda L. Berger

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We live in a time of radically changing conceptions of family and of the relationships possible between children and parents. Though undergoing "a sea-change," family law remains tethered to culturally embedded stories and symbols. While so bound, family law will fail to serve individual families and a society whose family structures diverge sharply by education, race, class, and income.

This article advances a critical rhetorical analysis of the interaction of metaphor and narrative within the specific context of child custody disputes. Its goal is to begin to examine how these embedded knowledge structures affect judicial decision making generally; more specifically, …

Nevada Alimony: An Important Policy In Need Of A Coherent Policy Purpose, The Honorable David A. Hardy

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Ketubah, The Marriage Contract Under Jewish Law, And Its Application In Secular Legal Systems, Marketa Trimble

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The article presents ketubah, an institute of Jewish law that is unknown in the current Czech academic literature; it describes its evolution and content, and the manner in which secular countries with large Jewish communities deal with it. Throughout the centuries ketubah achieved a standardized format that has been adjusted to local customs. Additionally, there are attempts to use ketubah to solve the problem of agunah – the problem of parties who have obtained a secular divorce but not a divorce under Jewish law because the other party prevented it. Some legal systems, such as those of the State of …

"Bad" Mothers And Spanish-Speaking Caregivers, Annette R. Appell

Nevada Law Journal

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Report Of The Working Group On The Lessons Of International Law, Norms, And Practice, Working Group On The Lessons Of International Law, Norms, And Practice

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Report Of The Working Group On The Role Of Sex And Sexuality, Working Group On The Role Of Sex And Sexuality

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Representing Children In Families--Foreword , Bruce A. Green, Annette R. Appell

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Recommendations Of The Unlv Conference On Representing Children In Families: Child Advocacy And Justice Ten Years After Fordham, Unlv Conference On Representing Children In Families: Child Advocacy And Justice Ten Years After Fordham

Nevada Law Journal

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Report Of The Working Group On The Role Of The Family, Working Group On The Role Of The Family

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Report Of The Working Group On The Role Of Age And Stage Of Development, Working Group On The Role Of Age And Stage Of Development

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Report Of The Working Group On The Role Of Race, Ethnicity, And Class, Working Group On The Role Of Race, Ethnicity, And Class

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This Working Group considered the role of race, ethnicity, and class (hereinafter "REC") in the attorney-client relationship. Participants recognize that, in American society, children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems are disproportionately poor and of color while the lawyers for those children and the decision makers are overwhelmingly white and middle class. This racial disparity may affect attorney client communication, perpetuate stereotypes, foster distrust of the legal system and contribute to bad outcomes for the affected children and families. Issues related to REC, which often are ignored both in the attorney client relationship and more generally in the …

Report Of The Working Group On Representing The Whole Child, Working Group On The Representing The Whole Child

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Report Of The Working Group On Representing Children As Members Of Communities, Working Group On The Representing Children As Members Of Communities

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Report Of The Working Group On The Best Interests Of The Child And The Role Of The Attorney, Working Group On The Best Interests Of The Child And The Role Of The Attorney

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Children's Voice And Justice: Lawyering For Children In The Twenty-First Century, Annette R. Appell

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Representing Children In Families , Susan L. Brooks

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Something's Happening Here: Children And Human Rights Jurisprudence In Two International Courts, Bernardine Dohrn

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How Children's Lawyers Serve State Interests, Martin Guggenheim

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Obtaining And Utilizing Comprehensive Forensic Evaluations: The Applicability Of One Clinic's Model, Antoinette Kavanaugh, Jennifer Clark, Tiffany Masson, Barbara Kahn

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It Takes A Lawyer To Raise A Child?: Allocating Responsibilities Among Parents, Children, And Lawyers In Delinquency Cases, Kristin Henning

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Developmentally-Sound Practice In Family And Juvenile Court, Marty Beyer

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The Child's Representation Under Capta: It Is Time For Enforcement, Gerard N. Duquette

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Children's Attorney's Obligation To Turn To Parents To Assess Best Interests, Christine Gottlieb

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Recognizing The Expertise Of Children And Families, Ann M. Haralmbie

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A Response To The Recommendations Of The Unlv Conference: Another Look At The Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem Model, Robert F. Harris

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Evaluating The Impact Of Intervention On Families, Catherine E. Krebs

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Expanding Collateral Sanctions: The Hidden Costs Of Aggressive Child Support Enforcement Against Incarcerated Parents, Ann Cammett

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Legal barriers or "collateral consequences" arising from criminal convictions came to the forefront of the legal and policy discourse at the dawn of the twenty-first century, as the population of people with criminal convictions skyrocketed. These barriers act as restrictions to post-incarceration reentry into society, including the resumption of employment, occupational licensing, access to housing and public benefits, driving privileges, educational loans, immigration, voting rights, and other means of economic survival and civic re-engagement.

What is barely examined are the ways in which these barriers affect family law, specifically in the area of child support and the debt accrued by …

Child Marriage And Guardianship In Tanzania: Robbing Girls Of Their Childhood And Infantilizing Women, Tamar Ezer, Kate Kerr, Kara Major, Aparna Polavarapu, Tina Tolentino

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