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Family Law And The Pennsylvania Equal Rights Amendment, Albert Momjian

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Stages Of Divorce: A Psychological Perspective, Florence W. Kaslow

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

The Role Of The Lawyer In Matrimonial Cases, Eric D. Turner

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Pennsylvania's Developing Child Custody Law, Emanuel A. Bertin, Vanessa Anthony Klein

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

The End Of Legal Kidnapping In Pennsylvania: The Development Of A Decided Public Policy, Frederick N. Frank

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Joint Custody, Carolyn S. Bratt

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Shared custody has traditionally been looked upon with disfavor by the courts. Similarly, some professionals in the field of child development oppose the concept of shared custody. There are, however, several advantages to shared custody. The legal system benefits, as judges escape the unenviable task of playing Solomon. The child benefits because both parents continue to have a voice in the child’s upbringing, and the child continues to enjoy the love, advice, and companionship of both parents. In addition, because both parents share the responsibility of child raising, neither is faced with the loss of self-esteem which results from being …

Equal Protection For The Illegitimate, Harry D. Krause

Michigan Law Review

In our time the general constitutional phrase promising equal protection has become specific law. It has been used to invalidate many state statutes which discriminated on the basis of race or other arbitrary criteria. Definite rules have been developed for this process of invalidation. These rules will be applied below to state and federal legislation that favors the legitimate child and discriminates against the illegitimate in matters of inheritance rights, rights of support, rights of name and custody, and social welfare. The question that will be asked is whether state and federal legislation may constitutionally discriminate between children on the …

Foster Parents Versus Agencies: A Case Study In The Judicial Application Of "The Best Interests Of The Child" Doctrine, Sanford N. Katz

Michigan Law Review

A recurring problem which courts face is the need to resolve the conflict which arises when foster parents challenge the decision of agencies that have disqualified these persons from continuing their relationship with or adopting their foster child. This article will explore the role of courts in resolving these disputes and will suggest some criteria by which the courts may be guided in deciding such questions.

Foreword: Student Symposium On The Child And The Law, Dan Hopson Jr.

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Domestic Relations--1959 Tennessee Survey, William J. Harbison

Vanderbilt Law Review

In the case of In re Matthews, the supreme court once more was called upon to construe the adoption statutes and to determine the relationship between the juvenile court and a court in which adoption proceedings are pending. In this same case, the court had earlier held that jurisdiction of juvenile courts to declare children abandoned is not exclusive and that in adoption proceedings a chancery court may determine whether there has been an abandonment of the child proposed to be adopted. The supreme court had remanded the case to the chancery court. In that court, the Department of Public …

Custody Of Minor Children Awarded To Third Party Or Guilty Parent Over Innocent And Fit Parent - Oliver V. Oliver And Trenton V. Christ, Benjamin N. Dorman

Maryland Law Review

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Abstracts Of Recent Cases, G. W. H. Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

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Conflict Of Laws-Domicile Of Child Living With Mother, Charles E. Becraft S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff and defendant, husband and wife, were domiciled in New York. Because of temporary unemployment, plaintiff took his wife and minor child to Connecticut. He later returned to New York and resided in the apartment the family had formerly occupied. The wife and child did not return to New York, and the court found that she had at all times intended to remain in Connecticut and establish a domicile there. Plaintiff at all times intended to make New York his permanent residence. When defendant would not return to New York, plaintiff brought action for separation in a New York court, …

Equity-Divorce And Separation-Wife's Agreement Not To Claim Alimony As Defense To Later Action For Arrears, Melvin J. Spencer

Michigan Law Review

In a prior action against H for separate maintenance, W was awarded custody of their children and monthly maintenance of $50. She later lived openly with X, adopted his name, and had a child by him. Some of the children left W during their minority and lived with H. The maintenance payments were discontinued when W told H that she would no longer receive them. Four years after payments ceased, W unsuccessfully moved the federal district court to adjudge H guilty of contempt and to award her a money judgment for the past-due installments. Held, judgment for …

Domestic Relations-Recent Developments (A Service For Returning Veterans), John S. Bradway

Michigan Law Review

During the past five years family life in America has been subjected to unusual strains. The repercussions of the war, as well as the usual peacetime factors, affecting the domestic circle have received attention of sociologists and lay writers. The legal implications have not made such prompt appearance in published form.

Information as to that part of the impact of family dislocation caused by war is available in many places, none the least important being the records in the offices of legal assistance officers in the armed forces, of the Committees on War Work set up by the American and …

Divorce - Alimony - Enforcement And Interpretation Of Foreign Decree For Payment Of Alimony In Installments, David Davidoff

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff brought suit in Georgia to enforce a final divorce decree obtained by her husband in Florida. The decree granted plaintiff $30 a week for the support of herself and three minor children placed in her custody. It further provided that if the plaintiff should remarry, the weekly payments should be reduced to $22.50, and that when any child married or reached maturity, the weekly payments should be reduced $7.50 for each such child. Plaintiff sought to recover $30 per week for 129 weeks. Her husband claimed that plaintiff should recover only $7.50 per week for her own support because …

The Custody Of Children, Robert C. Brown

Indiana Law Journal

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