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Remembering The Hon. Viola J. Taliaferro, James Owsley Boyd

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Family Corporate Governance In The United Arab Emirates: Challenges And Prospects: Applied Legal Study, Omar Muhammad Al-Owais Mr., Imad Al-Din Abdel-Hai Prof.

مجلة جامعة الإمارات للبحوث القانونية UAEU LAW JOURNAL

This study revolves around the most prominent challenges facing the governance of family companies in the UAE, represented by the inheritance of employment, the lack of strategic planning, and the slow pace with keeping up with new digital technologies. Added to these challenges the economic instability, the changes in the structure of these companies and thus their ability to overcome these challenges throughout their life across successive generations. This succession may conduct to the termination of these companies due the different commercial and organizational visions of each generation, as each of them considers that his vision is the most suitable …

Finding Utility In Unpublished Family Law Opinions, William B. Rheingold, Jr.

University of St. Thomas Law Journal

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Concealing More Than Your Affairs: A Deep Dive Into The World Of Cryptocurrency And Its Future Influence On Family Law In Ohio, Milica Prica

Cleveland State Law Review

This Note dives into the world of cryptocurrency and family law in Ohio. With its current popularity and dramatic fluctuations, cryptocurrency has created a new legal issue in the family law practice. Specifically, this Note focuses on the concealability of Bitcoin and how that influences division of property, spousal support, and child support in Ohio divorce proceedings and settlements. To tackle this issue, this Note begins with the history of Bitcoin, its value since the beginning, as well as the reason for its fluctuations. This Note also looks into what makes Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency forms so concealable. This Note …

Christian Influence On Roman Natural Law In The Corpus Juris Civilis, Bryce Tenberg

Helm's School of Government Conference

Few civilizations have influenced the contemporary world more than the Romans, and the same can be said regarding the field of law. Today, legal foundations throughout the West are built upon the Roman legal system, with the Code of Justinian—also known as the Corpus Juris Civilis—being arguably the most influential. This work compiled and simplified centuries of Roman law to ensure a more efficient jurisprudence, and due to its survival, it would form the foundation of the modern jurisprudence. However, at the same time this work was written, the empire had changed significantly with the adoption of Christianity. This …

The Law Of Equitable Distribution: When Is Domestic Violence More Than Just A Factor In Divorce?, Ada Tonkonogy

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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Imagine you are married. After many years there are problems in your marriage. Some of these issues are beyond your control. You find out that your spouse is cheating on you. You plan to come home from work and confront your spouse about their infidelities. You even begin to think about the divorce process, confronting the concerns raised in your mind. I’ll be okay. I have a great career, I have worked my entire life, and I have saved. I will be okay.

That night you approach your spouse. After an argument breaks out, you tell your spouse that …

State Criminal Laws Could Be A Light In The Dark For The Hidden Victims Of Forced Marriage, Rebekah Marcarelli

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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“There’s something you need to know about me . . . I am dead,” said Fraidy Reiss, a survivor of an abusive forced marriage, as she stood alone on a stage, speaking to a crowd. “I know what you’re thinking, [I don’t] look particularly dead . . . you might want to tell that to my family [because] they declared me dead almost thirteen years ago.”

Reiss, who founded the organization Unchained at Last to help forced marriage victims like herself, grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Right after finishing high school, Reiss was asked to …

“The Past Got Broken Off”: Classifying “Indian” In The Indian Child Welfare Act, Lucia Kello

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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In her 1993 novel, Pigs in Heaven, Barbara Kingsolver chronicles the story of an American Indian child, Turtle, and her young, white, adoptive mother, Taylor Greer. In what has been criticized as a controversial imagined fact pattern, Kingsolver writes that while stopped in a parking lot in the middle of the night, Taylor is approached by an American Indian woman holding a baby. Rather mysteriously, the woman informs Taylor that the baby’s mother died and the baby was being abused, upon which Taylor notes that “it looked like someone had been hurting [the woman] too.” After placing the …

Conviction On Interpretation, Advocate Adaptability, And The Future Of Emojis And Emoticons As Evidence, Samantha Lyons

Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental & Innovation Law

The dawning of the digital age introduced new and unique interpretive quandaries for judges and litigators alike. These quandaries include (but are not limited to) misinterpretation of pictorial slang as used in instant messaging, new or collateral meanings invented by phrases paired with specific emoticons or emojis, and the existence of emojis alone as communicative accessories.

This Note analyzes how lawyers and judges have essential free reign to treat emojis as they see fit: a prosecutor can argue, even in good faith, that the inclusion of an emoji depicting an open flame means the sender knew the heroin he sold …

Rojas Reflects On Law School During A Pandemic, James Owsley Boyd

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During her sophomore year of college, Alexa Rojas was an intake intern with a children’s advocacy center outside of Joliet, Illinois. It sparked the realization that she knew she wanted to make a difference in the lives of kids who have endured abuse and trauma. In her position, Rojas served as the first point of contact for families scheduling forensic interviews with law enforcement and prosecutors. In order to lessen the impact on the victim, substantial logistical work went on behind the scenes to ensure that the child only had to tell their story once—to someone they trusted.

Detinue And Replevin: Arresting Children To Enforce Private Parenting Orders In New Zealand Family Court, Carrie Leonetti

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

This Article argues that the seizures of children authorized by the New Zealand Care of Children Act to enforce private custody orders are unlawful and unjustifiable arrests. These seizures lack in either the substantive limitations of necessity or the procedural protections that should attach to such an intrusive and violent restriction on children’s liberty. It argues that their issuance violates children’s rights under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and international human rights law. It canvasses the history of these arrest provisions and argues that they function as a mechanism for detinue and replevin of children, harkening back …

Pelaksanaan Perjanjian Akibat Terjadinya Wanprestasi Karena Pandemi Covid-19: Studi Perbandingan Di Indonesia Dan Malaysia, Nadya Aurelia Salsabila

Lex Patrimonium

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on various aspects of people’s lives, one of which is the existence of contracts whose implementation has been disrupted because there are some of parties who cannot fulfill their achievements or contractual obligations by postulating the Covid-19 pandemic as a category of force majeure. This research discusses the implementation of contracts due to defaults due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia and Malaysia. The method used is normative juridical by examining laws and regulations and court decisions in the two countries which are the focus of comparison in this research. The conclusion …

Economic Recession As The Basis For Termination Of Employment Due To Force Majeure In Indonesia, Khalillah Lenggogeni

Lex Patrimonium

The economy is the most influential aspect in society. The Economics situation is one of the considerations in fulfilling achievements in agreements. The purpose of this study is to examine the economic recession that can be used as a reason for termination of employment due to force majeure in Law No. 13 of 2003 concerning Manpower. This research is a normative juridical research. The state of the company's economy, which is often affected by the country's economic growth, is often one of the factors why companies have to terminate their employment. The termination of employment under the pretext of an …

Kepastian Hukum Perjanjian Perkawinan Yang Tidak Didaftarkan (Studi Kasus Putusan Pengadilan No.449/Pdt/2016/Pt.Bdg), Gita Ramadhanti, Nurul Elmiyah, Lauditta Humaira

Lex Patrimonium

A marital agreement is made to abolish the joint assets between husband and wife. The marital agreement was also made to protect personal assets and facilitate the management of matrimonial assets. The marital agreement must be stated in a notarial deed in written form attended by the parties and witnesses. After issuing the marital agreement deed, it must be registered by the marriage registrar at the Office of Religious Affairs or the Department of Population and Civil Registration to reach the perfect procedures. The registration of marital agreements is an implementation of a publicity principle in Article 29, paragraph (1) …

Legal Position Of Fiduciary Guarantee Certificate Based On Fiduciary Guarantee Deed Under Hand, Furqoniah Hayati, Akhmad Cahyono

Lex Patrimonium

The provisions of Article 5 paragraph (1) of Law Number 42 of 1999 concerning Fiduciary Guarantees stipulate that a fiduciary guarantee deed must be drawn up with a notarized deed and registered. The legal consequences for deeds that are not made with a notarized deed and registered cause there is no legal certainty and protection for the parties, both finance companies as creditors and consumers as debtors. The purpose of this study is to determine the validity of fiduciary guarantees under the private deed, how a fiduciary guarantee under a private deed can be registered, as well as the executorial …

Tinjauan Yuridis Terhadap Praktik Konversi Bunga Menjadi Saham Pada Perusahaan X Di Indonesia, Nadya Amanda Putri, Dr. Akhmad Budi Cahyono

Lex Patrimonium

Since it was announced that Indonesia had experienced the Covid-19 pandemic, the structure of the national economy immediately dropped drastically. This condition occurs because business actors are unable to carry out their business activities under ideal conditions which reduce the income of business actors on a national scale. With the unstable income of each business actor, it is difficult for each of them to pay their debt obligations. These difficulites make companies choose other alternatives to pay their obligations by way of entering into a debt restructuring agreement. In a study conducted on PT X and PT Z, both of …

The Impact Of The Justice & Treatment Industry Upon My Father—A Researched Auto-Ethnography, Megan Bruce

Whittier Scholars Program

In this researched memoir, I will be writing about my childhood growing up with my father being incarcerated and a drug addict. I’m writing about my story to let everyone know it isn’t easy but you can get through it and there are a lot more children and families that go through this too. I’m also going to bring in my dad’s perspective a little bit while throwing in research on the recovery process and the stages, the brain, and the justice system. I chose to write about my experience and emotional struggles to show readers that addiction and the …

Crossing Over: A Description Of Dual Status Youth In Taylor County, Texas, Kimberly S. Putnam

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study explores and describes the experiences of ten dual status youth in Taylor County, Texas by examining the factors of race, sex, child welfare allegation, and juvenile justice offense. A review of the literature suggests that this population has unique challenges in and outside the courtroom, including being at increased risk for disparate outcomes in later adolescence and adulthood. This study compared single-system child welfare and juvenile justice data from Texas DFPS Region 2 and Taylor County to raw data provided on a sample of ten dual status youth identified in Taylor County from 2017–2021. Findings included a disproportionately …

Impact Of Community-Based Care Model On Child Welfare Professionals: A Study Of Workload, Job Satisfaction, And Turnover Intent, Kerri Taylor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Much of the research on child welfare workers is in a traditional service model. However, there is a lack of empirical studies regarding childcare workers in a community-based care model. This study examines whether transitioning to the community-based model has positively impacted workers’ perspectives regarding turnover intention, job satisfaction, and workload manageability. A cross-sectional survey design was used with convenient sampling from a Texas Department of Family Protective Service Region that transitioned to the CBC model. The single source continuum contractor employed a sample of 125 potential respondents in the selected region. A total of 43 permanency workers responded to …

Legislative Update From The 94th General Assembly: Arkansas Bills Affecting Pregnant And Postpartum Mothers, Garrett Bannister

Arkansas Law Notes

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., the State of Arkansas was swift in restricting almost all abortions in the Natural State. Arkansas’s decision was met with plaudits from its supporters and reproval by its dissenters. In this unchartered legal territory, Arkansas’s 94th General Assembly—the first legislative session in the wake of Dobbs—has passed and proposed several bills that would provide pregnant and postpartum mothers and their children with medical and financial assistance. Specifically, these bills would provide pregnant and new mothers with health screenings, help high school-aged parents …