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Articles 91 - 120 of 211
Full-Text Articles in Family Law
Inferring A Right To Permanent Family Care From The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child, The Hague Convention On Intercountry Adoption, And Selected Scientific Literature, Laura Matney Shapiro
Inferring A Right To Permanent Family Care From The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child, The Hague Convention On Intercountry Adoption, And Selected Scientific Literature, Laura Matney Shapiro
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Unintended Tax Advantages Of Gay Marriage, Theodore P. Seto
The Unintended Tax Advantages Of Gay Marriage, Theodore P. Seto
Washington and Lee Law Review
The Internal Revenue Code (the Code) contains numerous special rules applicable to the income taxation of persons related by marriage, birth, adoption, or ownership. This Article suggests a new approach to their analysis. Many basic tax rules assume that taxpayers are self-interested and unaffiliated. Where this assumption is incorrect, the Code makes adjustments to its otherwise applicable rules. Most of the resulting related-party antiavoidance rules apply only in the context of specified formal relationships-marriage, parent/child, or owner/business. The Article tests this thesis by comparing the income tax treatment of heterosexual married couples with that of gay couples in committed long-term …
Microperformances Of Identity: Visible Same-Sex Couples And The Marriage Controversy, Marc R. Poirier
Microperformances Of Identity: Visible Same-Sex Couples And The Marriage Controversy, Marc R. Poirier
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Unborn Victims Of Violence Act And Its Impact On Reproductive Rights, April A. Alongi
The Unborn Victims Of Violence Act And Its Impact On Reproductive Rights, April A. Alongi
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Till [My Parents'] Death Do Us Part: Exposing Testamentary Restrictions Placed On Marriages That Perpetuate Prejudice, Christina V. Bonfanti
Till [My Parents'] Death Do Us Part: Exposing Testamentary Restrictions Placed On Marriages That Perpetuate Prejudice, Christina V. Bonfanti
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Overlooked Costs Of Religious Deference, Robin Fretwell Wilson
The Overlooked Costs Of Religious Deference, Robin Fretwell Wilson
Washington and Lee Law Review
Citing the Qur'an, a German divorce court judge this year denied a fast track divorce to a Muslim woman who had been the victim of domestic violence and death threats from her husband. The judge rejected her application because the husband's exercise of his "right to castigate does not fulfill the hardship criteria" for an expedited divorce. The decision, which sparked a firestorm of controversy, comes at an important time in the movement to embrace pluralistic understandings of family relationships. Scholars and policymakers around the world are advancing various schemes for sharing state control over domestic disputes with religious groups-ranging …
Marital Property In California And Indonesia: Community Property And Harta Bersama, Mark E. Cammack
Marital Property In California And Indonesia: Community Property And Harta Bersama, Mark E. Cammack
Washington and Lee Law Review
One of the more notable features of Indonesian Islamic law is its recognition of the concept of jointly owned marital property. The Indonesian doctrine of joint marital property bears a striking similarity to the community property system in California. In both systems the marital estate consists of property acquired during the marriage through the efforts of either of the spouses. Both systems distinguish marital property from separate property and both define separate property as all property owned by either spouse prior to the marriage or acquired by gift or inheritance afterwards. Apart from their doctrinal similarity, Indonesian Islamic marital property …
"Big Love"'?* The Recognition Of Customary Marriages In South Africa, Penelope E. Andrews
"Big Love"'?* The Recognition Of Customary Marriages In South Africa, Penelope E. Andrews
Washington and Lee Law Review
This Comment contextualizes the issue of polygamous marriages within the South African constitutional paradigm, one committed unequivocally to the principle of equality. This Comment analyzes how South African law, European in origin, had to incorporate the laws and institutions of indigenous communities within the national legal framework, as part of the overall transformative legal project underway in the country since 1994. By focusing on the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, this Comment examines such incorporation, while questioning its effect on the overall project of constitutionalism, human rights, and equality
Lessons From Islamic Polygamy: A Case For Expanding The American Concept Of Surviving Spouse So As To Include De Facto Polygamous Spouses, Michele Alexandre
Lessons From Islamic Polygamy: A Case For Expanding The American Concept Of Surviving Spouse So As To Include De Facto Polygamous Spouses, Michele Alexandre
Washington and Lee Law Review
While polygamy is illegal in the United States, forms of it are still practiced either overtly, pursuant to religious traditions, or covertly, by the maintenance of two or more family units. As a result, any claims, disputes, or abuses that arise in the context of de facto polygamous unions remain irremediable. My focus, in this Article, is not to advocate that polygamy should be legally recognized. Nor is it my purpose to debate the viability or morality of polygamy. Instead, I am concerned with affording legal remedies for vulnerable individuals living and operating in de facto polygamous unions. In light …
Justice And Equality In Muslim Family Laws: Challenges, Possibilities, And Strategies For Reform', Zainah Anwar, Jana S. Rumminger
Justice And Equality In Muslim Family Laws: Challenges, Possibilities, And Strategies For Reform', Zainah Anwar, Jana S. Rumminger
Washington and Lee Law Review
One of the subtle but most pervasive areas of discrimination against women in the Muslim world today is the inequality that occurs within the context of the family. Throughout Muslim countries and contexts, Muslim women are speaking out about such discrimination and are fighting for reform of family laws to promote justice and equality within the family. This Article outlines key discriminatory provisions within Malaysia's Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) Act of 1984 and the efforts being made by Muslim women in Malaysia to advocate for comprehensive reform of Malaysian Muslim family laws. This effort includes developing an understanding of …
Taxation Without Duplication: Misattributed Paternity And The Putative Father's Claim For Restitution Of Child Support, Shawn Seliber
Taxation Without Duplication: Misattributed Paternity And The Putative Father's Claim For Restitution Of Child Support, Shawn Seliber
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Moroccan Women In Europe: Bargaining For Autonomy, Marie-Claire Foblets
Moroccan Women In Europe: Bargaining For Autonomy, Marie-Claire Foblets
Washington and Lee Law Review
This Article explores the path of possibilities offered in the case of Moroccans-in particular women-residing in (continental) Europe to determine, up to a point, the legal regime that will apply to their family life. The vast majority of Moroccans currently living in Europe have retained their original nationality, often combining it with that of the country of habitual residence. Adhesion to Islam often explains the attachment to the family law, which is a religious law, of the country of origin. Family reunifications in many cases mean enduring "rootedness" in the normative system of the country of origin. With mobility rendered …
How The Door Of Ijtihad Was Opened And Closed: A Comparative Analysis Of Recent Family Law Reforms In Iran And Morocco, Ziba Mir-Hosseini
How The Door Of Ijtihad Was Opened And Closed: A Comparative Analysis Of Recent Family Law Reforms In Iran And Morocco, Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Washington and Lee Law Review
This Comment compares the politics and dynamics of recent family law reforms in Iran and Morocco. In both countries, reforms have in effect crippled men's privileges in marriage under Islamic law by restricting their unilateral and extra-judicial rights to divorce and polygyny. In Morocco, the 2004 reforms are radical in that they admit the principle of equality in marriage and cast classical Maliki School of Sunni law in a new light; the result of prolonged efforts by the women's movement, these reforms were finally achieved by the intervention of the King who claimed the right of ijtihad as the Commander …
Putting Your Eggs In Someone Else's Basket: Inserting Uniformity Into The Uniform Parentage Act's Treatment Of Assisted Reproduction, Kira Horstmeyer
Putting Your Eggs In Someone Else's Basket: Inserting Uniformity Into The Uniform Parentage Act's Treatment Of Assisted Reproduction, Kira Horstmeyer
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Genuine Article: A Subversive Economic Perspective On The Law's Procreationist Vision Of Marriage, Courtney Megan Cahill
The Genuine Article: A Subversive Economic Perspective On The Law's Procreationist Vision Of Marriage, Courtney Megan Cahill
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Focusing On Children: Providing Counsel To Children In Expedited Proceedings To Terminate Parental Rights, Bridget A. Blinn
Focusing On Children: Providing Counsel To Children In Expedited Proceedings To Terminate Parental Rights, Bridget A. Blinn
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Gender Bias Task Force: Comments On Family Law Issues, Philip Trompeter
Gender Bias Task Force: Comments On Family Law Issues, Philip Trompeter
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reclaiming The "Creatures Of The State": Contracting For Child Custody Decisionmaking In The Best Interests Of The Family, E. Gary Spitko
Reclaiming The "Creatures Of The State": Contracting For Child Custody Decisionmaking In The Best Interests Of The Family, E. Gary Spitko
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Defining The Agenda: A New Struggle For African-American Women In The Fight For Reproductive Self-Determination, Melanie M. Lee
Defining The Agenda: A New Struggle For African-American Women In The Fight For Reproductive Self-Determination, Melanie M. Lee
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Blood Ties: A Rationale For Child Visitation By Legal Strangers, John Dewitt Gregory
Blood Ties: A Rationale For Child Visitation By Legal Strangers, John Dewitt Gregory
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Has Time Rewritten Every Line?: Recovered-Memory Therapy And The Potential Expansion Of Psychotherapist Liability, Jeffrey A. Mullins
Has Time Rewritten Every Line?: Recovered-Memory Therapy And The Potential Expansion Of Psychotherapist Liability, Jeffrey A. Mullins
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Important Steps And Instructive Models In The Fight To Eliminate Violence Against Women, Elizabeth M. Misiaveg
Important Steps And Instructive Models In The Fight To Eliminate Violence Against Women, Elizabeth M. Misiaveg
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Civil, Constitutional And Criminal Justice Responses To Female Partner Abuse: Proposals For Reform, Mark Anthony Drumbl
Civil, Constitutional And Criminal Justice Responses To Female Partner Abuse: Proposals For Reform, Mark Anthony Drumbl
Scholarly Articles
Female partner abuse -- the battering inflicted by heterosexual men upon their wives, common-law spouses and intimate partners -- is a pervasive phenomenon in North American society. Through a comparative analysis of the responses to female partner abuse in Buffalo (New York), Toronto and London (Ontario) this paper demonstrates that pro-arrest policing policies have a vital role in curbing conjugal violence. Nevertheless, any truly effective response to female partner abuse must link the criminal justice system with other areas of the law as well as community services. With this interdisciplinary approach as a governing paradigm, several reforms are proposed. These …
Ablamis V. Roper: Preemption Of The Nonemployee Spouse's Community Property Rights In Erisa Pension Plans, Julie Anne Barbo
Ablamis V. Roper: Preemption Of The Nonemployee Spouse's Community Property Rights In Erisa Pension Plans, Julie Anne Barbo
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Centrist Judging And Traditional Family Values: Or Why Papa Can't Be A Rolling Stone, Steven H. Hobbs, Mary F. Mulligan
Centrist Judging And Traditional Family Values: Or Why Papa Can't Be A Rolling Stone, Steven H. Hobbs, Mary F. Mulligan
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Virginia's Equitable Distribution Law: Active Appreciation And The Source Of Funds Rule, Brett R. Turner
Virginia's Equitable Distribution Law: Active Appreciation And The Source Of Funds Rule, Brett R. Turner
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Virginia's Equitable Distribution Law: An Owner's Manual, Brett R. Turner
Virginia's Equitable Distribution Law: An Owner's Manual, Brett R. Turner
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Bowen V. Gilliard, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Child Snatching: Remedies In The Federal Courts
Child Snatching: Remedies In The Federal Courts
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Palmore V. Sidoti, Lewis F. Powell Jr.