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Spare The Rod, Save The Child: Reviewing Corporal Punishment Through The Lens Of Domestic Violence, Sarah Brady Brundage Oct 2008

Spare The Rod, Save The Child: Reviewing Corporal Punishment Through The Lens Of Domestic Violence, Sarah Brady Brundage

W&M Law Student Publications

No abstract provided.


Collaborative Family Law And Gender Inequalities: Balancing Risks And Opportunities, Wanda Wiegers, Michaela Keet Oct 2008

Collaborative Family Law And Gender Inequalities: Balancing Risks And Opportunities, Wanda Wiegers, Michaela Keet

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Collaborative Law (CL) is a unique settlement process increasingly used by family lawyers. In this article, the authors examine the potential of CL to alleviate the impact of gendered differences in bargaining power between family clients. Proponents suggest that the more extensive involvement of lawyers in the CL process can prove more effective in dealing with vulnerable clients than either litigation or family mediation in their current forms. Drawing on the available literature on CL, their own empirical research, and the extensive literature on gender imbalances in mediation, the authors examine the likely impact of both the background norms and …


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 …


Matters Of Conscience: Lessons For Same-Sex Marriage From The Healthcase Context, Robin Fretwell Wilson Sep 2008

Matters Of Conscience: Lessons For Same-Sex Marriage From The Healthcase Context, Robin Fretwell Wilson

Scholarly Articles

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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 Sep 2008

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 Sep 2008

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 Sep 2008

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 Sep 2008

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.


Inter-Religious Marriage From Socio-Historical Islamic Perspectives, Noryamin Aini Sep 2008

Inter-Religious Marriage From Socio-Historical Islamic Perspectives, Noryamin Aini

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Time For Singapore To Relook Abortion Law, Seow Hon Tan Jul 2008

Time For Singapore To Relook Abortion Law, Seow Hon Tan

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

No abstract provided.


Lower-Wage Workers And Flexible Work Arrangements, Anna Danziger, Shelley Waters Boots Jul 2008

Lower-Wage Workers And Flexible Work Arrangements, Anna Danziger, Shelley Waters Boots

Memos and Fact Sheets

Workers at all levels within an organization have the need to manage their work and personal/family responsibilities. Much of the past research on workplace flexibility has focused on managerial or professional positions, and thus, higher-wage jobs and workers with higher incomes. But more recently, researchers have begun to investigate the particular challenges of workplace flexibility for workers who do not fit this mold -- specifically, workers who are hourly, receive a lowerwage, or who live in lower-income families. Regardless of how they are defined, workers at the lower end of the wage and income spectrum have some unique workplace flexibility …


Effect In Montana Of Community-Source Property Acquired In Another State (And It's Impact On Montana Marriage, Dissolution, Estate Planning, Property Transfers, And Probate, Charles W. Willey Jul 2008

Effect In Montana Of Community-Source Property Acquired In Another State (And It's Impact On Montana Marriage, Dissolution, Estate Planning, Property Transfers, And Probate, Charles W. Willey

Montana Law Review

Community-Source Property


Gonzales V. Carhart: Bringing Abortion Back Into The Family Law Fold, Helen M. Alvare Jul 2008

Gonzales V. Carhart: Bringing Abortion Back Into The Family Law Fold, Helen M. Alvare

Montana Law Review

Abortion Law


Time For Singapore To Relook Abortion Law, Seow Hon Tan Jul 2008

Time For Singapore To Relook Abortion Law, Seow Hon Tan

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

No abstract provided.


An Assessment Of The Law School Climate For Glbt Students, Kelly Strader, Brietta R. Clark, Robin C. Ingli, Elizabeth Kransberger, Lawrence C. Levine, William D. Perez Jun 2008

An Assessment Of The Law School Climate For Glbt Students, Kelly Strader, Brietta R. Clark, Robin C. Ingli, Elizabeth Kransberger, Lawrence C. Levine, William D. Perez

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.


Bionormativity And The Construction Of Parenthood, Katharine K. Baker Jun 2008

Bionormativity And The Construction Of Parenthood, Katharine K. Baker

All Faculty Scholarship

This piece explores the relationship between legal and biological parenthood. It examines how neither history, nor evolutionary biology nor moral philosophy dictate a legal regime in which parenthood must be based on biological connection, but that attraction to a biological (or “bionormative”) regime remains strong. In explaining why, it suggests that much of what attracts people to bionormativity is not biology itself, but the way in which a biological regime constructs parenthood as a private, exclusive and binary enterprise. It is these ancillary qualities of bionormativity that people may care the most about. Today, a variety of forces put pressure …


Korean Divorce Law On Claims For Property Division: Dividing Retirement Allowance In Divorce, Faye Y. Park Jun 2008

Korean Divorce Law On Claims For Property Division: Dividing Retirement Allowance In Divorce, Faye Y. Park

Washington International Law Journal

As South Koreans divorce closer to the retirement age, the issue of whether retirement allowance should be divided upon divorce has become more prevalent. The applicable law in the division of the retirement allowance in a divorce is Article 839-2 of the Civil Code. This article provides that property realized through the cooperation of both spouses shall be divided in divorce by agreement. The Korean courts have historically undervalued the contribution of spouses who provide housework by giving them less property in the division of acquired marital property. Retirement allowances pose problems because a spouse can contribute in acquiring them …


The Search For Moral Neutrality In Same-Sex Marriage Decisions, Adam J. Macleod May 2008

The Search For Moral Neutrality In Same-Sex Marriage Decisions, Adam J. Macleod

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Kinship Foster Care: Implications Of Behavioral Biology Research, David J. Herring May 2008

Kinship Foster Care: Implications Of Behavioral Biology Research, David J. Herring

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Perspective On Immigration Law For Same-Sex Couples: How The United States Compares To Other Industrialized Democracies, James D. Wilets Apr 2008

A Comparative Perspective On Immigration Law For Same-Sex Couples: How The United States Compares To Other Industrialized Democracies, James D. Wilets

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Polygamy And Same-Sex Marriage - Allies Or Adversaries Within The Same-Sex Marriage Movement, Jaime M. Gher Apr 2008

Polygamy And Same-Sex Marriage - Allies Or Adversaries Within The Same-Sex Marriage Movement, Jaime M. Gher

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

This article addresses the charged slippery slope accusation that permitting same-sex marriage will inevitably lead to the legalization of polygamy. While same-sex marriage advocates generally distance their cause from polygamy and its disparaging history when responding to such accusations, this article determines whether that response is appropriate, or alternatively, whether the same-sex marriage movement could benefit from linkages between polygamy and same-sex marriage. In conducting the analysis, this article presents a nuanced discussion of marriage and its varying forms. Specifically, it examines the United States' historical regulation of polygamy, interrogates analogies between polygamy and same-sex marriage, compares cross-cultural practices and …


Reevaluating Where We Stand: A Comprehensive Survey Of America’S Family Justice Systems, Barbara A. Babb Apr 2008

Reevaluating Where We Stand: A Comprehensive Survey Of America’S Family Justice Systems, Barbara A. Babb

All Faculty Scholarship

The call for court reform remains critical in the face of the growing complexity of burgeoning family law cases nationwide. Many states have restructured their court systems using the unified family court model, resolving legal, personal, emotional, and social disputes with the aim of improving the well-being of families and children. Other states utilize the traditional approach, resulting in cases being handled in a fragmented, time-consuming and expensive manner. In this article, Professor Barbara A. Babb presents the results of her nationwide survey regarding how each state handles family law matters. The survey is a follow-up to her comprehensive 1998 …


Introduction To Special Issue On Unified Family Courts, Barbara A. Babb, Gloria Danziger Apr 2008

Introduction To Special Issue On Unified Family Courts, Barbara A. Babb, Gloria Danziger

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Same-Sex Marriage And Taxes, Stephen T. Black Mar 2008

Same-Sex Marriage And Taxes, Stephen T. Black

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


The South African Civil Union Act 17 Of 2006: A Good Example Of The Dangers Of Rushing The Legislative Process, Bradley S. Smith, J. A. Robinson Mar 2008

The South African Civil Union Act 17 Of 2006: A Good Example Of The Dangers Of Rushing The Legislative Process, Bradley S. Smith, J. A. Robinson

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


A Response To The "Conservative Case" For Same-Sex Marriage: Same-Sex Marriage And "The Tragedy Of The Commons", Lynn D. Wardle Mar 2008

A Response To The "Conservative Case" For Same-Sex Marriage: Same-Sex Marriage And "The Tragedy Of The Commons", Lynn D. Wardle

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

After initially reporting on the status of the movement for same-sex marriage in the United States and around the world, this article reviews the five key claims of the "conservative case" for same-sex marriage ("we exist," stabilization, sexual taming, social gains, and no harm) and compares them to the seven core principles of conservatism (preservation, institutions, caution, experience, distrust, individualism, and morality). It finds that the claims for same-sex marriage are seriously deficient when measured against those conservative principles. It presents a conservative case against same-sex marriage both in terms of those key principles of conservatism as well by reference …


A Matter Of Conviction: Moral Clashes Over Same-Sex Adoption, Robin Fretwell Wilson Mar 2008

A Matter Of Conviction: Moral Clashes Over Same-Sex Adoption, Robin Fretwell Wilson

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


A Potential Lesson From The Israeli Experience For The American Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Shahar Lifshitz Mar 2008

A Potential Lesson From The Israeli Experience For The American Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Shahar Lifshitz

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


An Overview Of Recent Legal Developments In South Africa With Regard To The Position Of Lesbigay Parents And Children With Specific Reference To The Adoption Of Children, J. A. Robinson Mar 2008

An Overview Of Recent Legal Developments In South Africa With Regard To The Position Of Lesbigay Parents And Children With Specific Reference To The Adoption Of Children, J. A. Robinson

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


The Endurance Of Biological Connection: Heteronormativity, Same-Sex Parenting And The Lessons Of Adoption, Annette R. Appell Mar 2008

The Endurance Of Biological Connection: Heteronormativity, Same-Sex Parenting And The Lessons Of Adoption, Annette R. Appell

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.