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Articles 91 - 120 of 181
Full-Text Articles in Family Law
Introduction To "Rethinking Assisted Conception", Fiona Kelly
Introduction To "Rethinking Assisted Conception", Fiona Kelly
Canadian Journal of Family Law
No abstract provided.
Revisiting The Handmaid’S Tale: Feminist Theory Meets Empirical Research On Surrogate Mothers, Karen Busby, Delaney Vun
Revisiting The Handmaid’S Tale: Feminist Theory Meets Empirical Research On Surrogate Mothers, Karen Busby, Delaney Vun
Canadian Journal of Family Law
After briefly reviewing laws on surrogate motherhood in Canada, the United States, and Britain, the authors consider nearly 40 empirical research studies on the characteristics and experiences of women who have been surrogate mothers. Empiricism meets feminist theory as we revisit arguments against surrogacy arrangements, including the inability to give informed consent, the inherently exploitative nature of the arrangements, and the dangers of commodification. In light of our observations based on the empirical research, we argue that it may be time to review Canadian surrogacy laws.
De-Anonymising Sperm Donors In Canada: Some Doubts And Directions, Angela Cameron, Vanessa Gruben, Fiona Kelly
De-Anonymising Sperm Donors In Canada: Some Doubts And Directions, Angela Cameron, Vanessa Gruben, Fiona Kelly
Canadian Journal of Family Law
This paper addresses whether sperm donor anonymity should continue in Canada and what the effects might be of abolishing anonymity, particularly for marginalized groups such as lesbian mothers. The first part of the paper outlines the legislative and historical context surrounding the donor anonymity debate in Canada. The second part of the paper addresses the interests of the various social and legal stakeholders, including donor conceived offspring, the social and biological parents of those offspring, and sperm donors. The final segment outlines a twofold law reform agenda. First, it is proposed that Canada prospectively abolish donor anonymity in an effort …
Réponse Jurisprudentielle À La Pratique Des Meres Porteuses Au Québec; Une Difficile Reconciliation, Louise Langevin
Réponse Jurisprudentielle À La Pratique Des Meres Porteuses Au Québec; Une Difficile Reconciliation, Louise Langevin
Canadian Journal of Family Law
Le présent article propose une analyse des récentes décisions des tribunaux québécois en matière de maternité de substitution. La jurisprudence interprète de façon très différente l'article 541 du Code civil, qui déclare nulles les conventions de maternité pour autrui. Mais semble se dessiner un courant en faveur d'une telle pratique, ce qui rejoint l'état du droit dans les provinces canadiennes. Le législateur devra donc clarifier les paramètres de la pratique des mères porteuses, puisque trop de questions sont laissées en suspend par les décisions récentes. L'auteure dénonce le discours d'égalité et d'altruisme présenté comme fondement à cette pratique. À …
Access To Assisted Conception: A Call For Legislative Reform In Light Of The Modern Family (Susan Doe V. Attorney General Of Canada), Lisa Feldstein
Access To Assisted Conception: A Call For Legislative Reform In Light Of The Modern Family (Susan Doe V. Attorney General Of Canada), Lisa Feldstein
Canadian Journal of Family Law
This paper explores the impact of laws regarding assisted conception and the discriminatory effect these laws have in light of non-traditional family forms. Specifically, it considers the Processing and Distribution of Semen for Assisted Conception Regulations and how these regulations serve to exclude certain individuals who do not fit into the "traditional" nuclear family model. The author critiques the judgement of Susan Doe v. Attorney General of Canada and calls for legislative reform in order for the laws to accurately reflect realities of the family in the 21st century.
Navigating Potentially Conflicting Political Rationalities: Discursive Strategies About “Family” In Alberta’S Child Welfare Law, Joshua Friedstadt
Navigating Potentially Conflicting Political Rationalities: Discursive Strategies About “Family” In Alberta’S Child Welfare Law, Joshua Friedstadt
Canadian Journal of Family Law
This paper empirically investigates how lawmakers navigate family law's contested terrain. Using Alberta's newest child welfare law, the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act (2004) as a case, I explain the discursive strategies used to pass this unique law through a socio-political context dominated by political rationalities with partially divergent ideas of "family." Analysis reveals two dominant discursive strategies. The first creates a discursive framework that expels welfarist rationalities and centers tensional neoliberal and neoconservative logics. The second navigates the tensions between neoliberal and neoconservative images of family by constituting the content of families as autonomous and responsible while leaving …
The Best Interests Of Children: An Evidence-Based Approach By Paul Millar, Gene C. Coleman
The Best Interests Of Children: An Evidence-Based Approach By Paul Millar, Gene C. Coleman
Canadian Journal of Family Law
No abstract provided.
Access Barred: The Effects Of The Cuts And Restructuring Of Legal Aid In B.C. On Women Attempting To Navigate The Provincial Family Court System, Jaime Sarophim
Access Barred: The Effects Of The Cuts And Restructuring Of Legal Aid In B.C. On Women Attempting To Navigate The Provincial Family Court System, Jaime Sarophim
Canadian Journal of Family Law
Self-represented litigants are becoming an epidemic in the B.C. provincial court system. Litigants who lack legal training and knowledge about the formalities of the court often slow and disrupt the justice system. The cuts to legal aid and the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Christie have contributed to this epidemic. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the challenges that self-represented litigants pose to the family law justice system. The erosions to legal aid funding and services have had a disproportionately negative effect on women. It has forced women to become self-represented litigants, resulting in women's …
An Alternative Conception: The Legality Of Home Insemination Under Canada’S Assisted Reproduction Act, Fiona Kelly
An Alternative Conception: The Legality Of Home Insemination Under Canada’S Assisted Reproduction Act, Fiona Kelly
Canadian Journal of Family Law
Despite access to fertility clinics, at-home self-insemination with the sperm of a known donor is a common practice amongst lesbian and single women. Home insemination is understood to provide several advantages over conception at a fertility clinic, particularly given the federal prohibition on sperm donation by donors who have had sex with other men. Despite the prevalence of the practice, there is some doubt in Canada as to whether home insemination is legal. While the Assisted Human Reproduction Act ("AHRA") does not explicitly address home insemination, it could be interpreted as outlawing the practice. This article addresses the …
Which Came First The Parent Or The Child?, Mary P. Byrn, Jenni Vainik Ives
Which Came First The Parent Or The Child?, Mary P. Byrn, Jenni Vainik Ives
Faculty Scholarship
From the moment a child is born, she is a juridical person endowed with constitutional rights. A child’s parents, however, do not become legal parents until a state statute grants them the fundamental right to raise one’s child. The state, therefore, exercises considerable power and discretion when it drafts the parentage statutes that determine who becomes a legal parent. This article asserts that the state, through its parens patriae power, has a duty to act as an agent for children when it drafts its parentage statutes. In particular, the state must adopt parentage statutes that satisfy children’s fundamental right to …
Towards A New Lens Of Analysis: The History And Future Of Religious Exemptions To Child Neglect Statutes, Gregory Engle
Towards A New Lens Of Analysis: The History And Future Of Religious Exemptions To Child Neglect Statutes, Gregory Engle
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
In order to analyze the religious exemptions, this paper will begin with their history. Part II looks at the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 (CAPTA) the statute that precipitated their spread, as well as the justifications that it was bolstered upon: Free Exercise of religion and parental rights. The Equal Protection critique follows as Part III, followed by Part IV that discusses the traditional critique, grounded in the Establishment Clause. In Part V, the article will finish with an explanation of why the Equal Protection critique is a much stronger criticism.
Graveside Birthday Parties: The Legal Consequences Of Forming Families Posthumously, Browne C. Lewis
Graveside Birthday Parties: The Legal Consequences Of Forming Families Posthumously, Browne C. Lewis
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
This essay highlights some of the legal consequences resulting from the widespread availability and use of reproductive technology. The Essay is divided into three parts. Part I examines the steps that must be taken to identify the legal parents of the posthumously conceived children. Part II discussed the reproductive rights of the deceased gamete providers. Since most posthumous reproduction is done using the sperm of dead men, the discussion centers on male reproductive rights. Finally, Part III focuses on the inheritance rights of posthumously conceived children.
Marriage Equality In New Jersey: Love, Law, And Political Appointments, Monica Hoopes
Marriage Equality In New Jersey: Love, Law, And Political Appointments, Monica Hoopes
Student Works
No abstract provided.
Fragmentation And Consolidation In The Law Of Marriage And Same-Sex Relationships, David D. Meyer
Fragmentation And Consolidation In The Law Of Marriage And Same-Sex Relationships, David D. Meyer
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
From Nondiscrimination To Civil Marriage, Elizabeth Burleson
From Nondiscrimination To Civil Marriage, Elizabeth Burleson
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Representing Children And Youth, Donald N. Duquette, Ann M. Haralambie
Representing Children And Youth, Donald N. Duquette, Ann M. Haralambie
Book Chapters
The role of the child's attorney is unique in American jurisprudence and not yet clearly defined by law or tradition. There is a growing consensus, however, that children in dependency cases should have lawyers who are as active and as involved in their cases as are lawyers for any other party in any other litigation. Yet there continues to be confusion and debate over the role and duties of the lawyer, particularly as to what voice the child should have in determining the direction and goals of the litigation. Policy makers have differed as to whether the child's lawyer should …
Non-Adversarial Case Resolution, Donald N. Duquette
Non-Adversarial Case Resolution, Donald N. Duquette
Book Chapters
A lawyer practicing in child welfare is increasingly likely to either want to refer a case to a Non-Adversarial Case Resolution (NACR) program or to be ordered into NACR by the court. This chapter is intended to orient a lawyer to the most common forms of NACR in the United States today, prepare him or her to participate competently in that structure, and to encourage more widespread use of these promising alternatives.
Establishing Legal Permanence For The Child, Donald N. Duquette
Establishing Legal Permanence For The Child, Donald N. Duquette
Book Chapters
This chapter is intended to identify options for legal permanency that state law and the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) commonly recognize to better serve children in foster care. Ideally, the child will ultimately return safely to his or her home of origin. But when a return home is not possible, the child welfare legal process should result in a safe and legally secure alternative permanent placement for the child. The emphasis on legally secure permanent placement is meant to provide the child with psychological stability and a sense of belonging and to limit the likelihood …
Federal Child Welfare Legislation., Frank Vandervort
Federal Child Welfare Legislation., Frank Vandervort
Book Chapters
This chapter provides a brief overview of federal statutes that impact the practice of child welfare law. Since the enactment of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act in 1974 (CAPTA), the federal government has played an ever increasing role in handling child maltreatment cases.
U.S. Immigration Law And The Traditional Nuclear Conception Of Family: Toward A Functional Definition Of Family That Protects Children's Fundamental Human Rights, Shani M. King
UF Law Faculty Publications
Although the paramount purpose of United States immigration law is not to protect the integrity of family, U.S. immigration law does explicitly aim to do so in certain circumstances. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) includes family reunification provisions, for example, which allow United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to petition for family members who live in other countries to join them in the United States. Even the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), often described as a draconian statute, technically allows otherwise removable "aliens" to remain in the United States if removal would result …
For Those Not John Edwards: More And Better Paternity Acknowledgments At Birth, Jeffrey A. Parness, Zachary Townsend
For Those Not John Edwards: More And Better Paternity Acknowledgments At Birth, Jeffrey A. Parness, Zachary Townsend
University of Baltimore Law Review
No abstract provided.
The "F" Factor: Fineman As Method And Substance, Nancy E. Dowd
The "F" Factor: Fineman As Method And Substance, Nancy E. Dowd
UF Law Faculty Publications
In this book review, Professor Dowd reviews Feminist and Queer Legal Theory: Intimate Encounters, Uncomfortable Conversations, edited by Martha Albertson Fineman, Jack E. Johnson, and Adam P. Romero (2009). Professor Dowd exposes the particular impact of the “F” factor by first describing the contributions of this volume and then exploring the methodological and substantive aspects of the “F” factor.
What Parents Don't Know: Informed Consent, Marriage, And Genital-Normalizing Surgery On Intersex Children, Samantha S. Uslan
What Parents Don't Know: Informed Consent, Marriage, And Genital-Normalizing Surgery On Intersex Children, Samantha S. Uslan
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
When Family Matters, Alafair Burke
When Family Matters, Alafair Burke
Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship
In Privilege or Punish: Criminal Justice and the Challenge of Family Ties, Dan Markel, Jennifer Collins, and Ethan Leib make an important contribution to the growing literature on criminal law and families by documenting the ways that criminal law advantages and burdens actors based on familial status and identifying the potential harms that are unleashed when criminal law recognizes family status. This Feature seeks to complement that contribution by situating the authors’ observations within the context of two considerations beyond Privilege or Punish’s immediate focus: chronological trends and the practical realities that can shape application of formal law. By distinguishing …
Annual Survey Of Periodical Literature, Nancy Ver Steegh
Annual Survey Of Periodical Literature, Nancy Ver Steegh
Faculty Scholarship
The Annual Review of Periodical Literature provides a sampling of law review articles published between November 1, 2008, and October 31, 2009. The survey highlights the variety and depth of family law scholarship produced during the year and calls attention to currently debated "hot topics." Readers are encouraged to read articles of interest in their entirety because the summaries included in the survey are necessarily abbreviated.
A Co-Parent Win In Nebraska, Arthur S. Leonard
A Co-Parent Win In Nebraska, Arthur S. Leonard
Other Publications
No abstract provided.
Finding The Indian Child Welfare Act In Unexpected Places: Applicability In Private Non-Parent Custody Actions, Jill E. Tompkins
Finding The Indian Child Welfare Act In Unexpected Places: Applicability In Private Non-Parent Custody Actions, Jill E. Tompkins
University of Colorado Law Review
In recent years, as an increasing number of Indian parents struggle with substance abuse and addiction, the number of abused and neglected Indian children is on the rise. Consequently, state child welfare agencies are overwhelmed, and caseworkers are only able to intervene in the most egregious situations. This understaffing of state agencies forces other family members and non-relatives to step in and care for these children. The federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 ("ICWA") was enacted by the United States Congress to stem the removal, often unwarranted, of an alarmingly high percentage of Indian children from their families through …
Converging Queer And Feminist Legal Theories: Family Feuds And Family Ties, Elaine Craig
Converging Queer And Feminist Legal Theories: Family Feuds And Family Ties, Elaine Craig
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
The notion that queer theory and feminism are inevitably in tension with one another has been well developed both by queer and feminist theorists. Queer theorists have critiqued feminist theories for being anti-sex, overly moralistic, essentialist, and statist. Feminist theorists have rejected queer theory as being un-critically pro-sex and dangerously protective of the private sphere. Unfortunately these reductionist accounts of what constitutes a plethora of diverse, eclectic and overlapping theoretical approaches to issues of sex, gender, and sexuality, often fail to account for the circumstances where these methodological approaches converge on legal projects aimed at advancing the complex justice interests …