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Family law issues explored by law professors.
By Barbara Glesner Fines, Robert E. Oliphant, and Nancy Ver Steegh (William Mitchell College of Law).

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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 15:18:00

Suing Cupid

Posted on January 18, 2011
From DallasNews.com: Dallas-based online dating site Match.com is facing a federal lawsuit alleging that more than half of its profiles belong to inactive members or scammers. The complaint, filed Dec. 30 in U.S. District Court in Dallas, alleges that the...

Aiken & Goldwasser: "The Perils of Empowerment"

Posted on January 18, 2011
Jane Aiken (Georgetown Univ. Law Center) & Katherine Goldwasser (Washington Univ. School of Law St. Louis) have posted "The Perils of Empowerment" (20 Cornell J. of Law & Public Policy) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article examines bystander...

Motro: "The Price of Pleasure"

Posted on January 17, 2011
Shari Motro (University of Richmond School of Law) has posted "The Price of Pleasure" (104 Northwestern Univ. L. Rev.) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Condoms break. Diaphragms malfunction. Even hormonal contraceptives aren?t 100% effective. Three million American women become...

NYC Abortions

Posted on January 17, 2011
The number of abortions in New York City in 2009 has been released: From CBS New York: In 2009, there were 225,667 pregnancies in the City with 126,774 resulting in live births and 87,273 resulting in abortions. In addition to...

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Nikku & Khadka: "Adoption in Nepal: Mythologized, Misunderstood and Mobilized"

Posted on January 16, 2011
Bala Raju Nikku (Nepal School of Social Work; Sutra Centre for Development Education and Research) and Gopal Khadkha have posted "Adoption in Nepal: Mythologized, Misunderstood and Mobilized" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Most academic research on international adoption focuses...

Chinese Parenting

Posted on January 15, 2011
A Yale Law professor has written a very interesting editorial about the virtues of disciplined parenting, as seen in many Chinese families. From the WSJ: Despite our squeamishness about cultural stereotypes, there are tons of studies out there showing marked...

Misbehaving Spouses

Posted on January 14, 2011
From LiveScience: Everyone from relationship gurus to religious authorities tout the benefits of forgiveness. But new research suggests that in some cases, it may be better to emulate Elizabeth Edwards ? who left her cheating husband John Edwards out of...

Hamilton: "Immature Citizens and the State"

Posted on January 14, 2011
Vivian Hamilton (William & Mary Law School) has posted "Immature Citizens and the State" (forthcoming BYU Law Review) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Citizens are born, but they are also made. How its citizens come to be ? whether...

Dividing a Dog

Posted on January 13, 2011
A Canadian couple's property division had stalled over only one possession: the family dog. From GlobalBC: Court of Queen's Bench Justice Ted Zarzeczny, in his recently released written ruling, made it clear he was none too impressed with this dog...

Westreich: "The Right to Divorce in Jewish Law: Between Politics and Ideology"

Posted on January 13, 2011
Avishalom Westreich (Academic Center of Law and Business) has posted "The Right to Divorce in Jewish Law: Between Politics and Ideology" (forthcoming Int'l J. of the Jurisprudence of the Family) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The paper discusses the....

Best Marriages

Posted on January 12, 2011
The New York Times ran an interesting piece on marriage recently: The notion that the best marriages are those that bring satisfaction to the individual may seem counterintuitive. After all, isn?t marriage supposed to be about putting the relationship first?...

Strasser: "Defining Sex: On Marriage, Family, and Good Public Policy"

Posted on January 12, 2011
Mark Strasser (Capital University Law School) has posted "Defining Sex: On Marriage, Family, and Good Public Policy" (17 Michigan Journal of Gender & Law 57) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article addresses interstate recognition of families where one...

Put Away That Camera...

Posted on January 11, 2011
From WTOP.com: HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - Laurie Shifler, pregnant with her eighth child, assumed that family members would again be able to film her giving birth, but hospital officials said no. On Nov. 1, Meritus Medical Center implemented a policy...

Ellman & Braver: "Lay Intuitions About Family Obligations: The Case of Alimony"

Posted on January 11, 2011
Ira Mark Ellman (Arizona State University College of Law) & Sanford Braver (ASU Department of Psychology) have posted "Lay Intuitions About Family Obligations: The Case of Alimony" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Most people have a sense of obligation...

Shedding Family & Friends Whilst Falling in Love

Posted on January 10, 2011
Bad news for the family and friends of Cupid's victims: From BBC: Professor Dunbar's group studies social networks and how we manage their size and composition. He has previously shown that the maximum number of friends it is realistically possible...

Dutch "Daddy Days"

Posted on January 10, 2011
From the NY Times: Remco Vermaire is ambitious and, at 37, the youngest partner in his law firm. His banker clients expect him on call constantly ? except on Fridays, when he looks after his two children. Fourteen of the...

Civil Unions Over Marriage?

Posted on January 09, 2011
From the NY Times: Some are divorced and disenchanted with marriage; others are young couples ideologically opposed to marriage, but eager to lighten their tax burdens. Many are lovers not quite ready for old-fashioned matrimony. Whatever their reasons, and they...

Top 10 Divorce Issues of Last Decade

Posted on January 08, 2011
One divorce attorney has created a list of the top 10 divorce issues of the last decade. Read it in the Huffington Post here. MR

Two Adoption Bills Signed Into Law

Posted on January 07, 2011
The Adoption Simplification Act does more than simplify the process for families. It helps ensure the safety of adopted children. Previously, the U.S. required all children adopted from Hague Convention countries ? including China, Thailand, the Philippines and India ?...

Divorce as a New Year's Resolution

Posted on January 06, 2011
From WTOP.com: WASHINGTON - While "lose weight" is probably on many people's lists of New Year's resolutions, some are vowing to shed more than a hundred pounds -- not in a gym, but in a divorce courtroom. "A lot of...

Heart-Wrenching Adoption Case Before the MO Supreme Court

Posted on January 06, 2011
From CNN: His biological mother calls him Carlitos, but he's Jamison to the couple that adopted him. The two sides are locked in a heart-wrenching legal fight over custody of the 4-year-old boy. He's caught between federal immigration law and...

Spot the Issues!

Posted on January 06, 2011
MR

New CA Divorce Laws

Posted on January 05, 2011
A new bout of California laws for the New Year includes changes to Caifornia divorce law: From DailyBreeze: The major change focuses on oral testimony in court. "Previously, for most hearings before any trial, testimony is done in writing by...

Refusal to Give a "Get" Sparks Outrage

Posted on January 05, 2011
From the NY Times: Instead, Mr. Friedman, an Orthodox Jew, finds himself scrutinized in the Jewish press, condemned by important rabbis, and attacked in a YouTube video showing about 200 people protesting outside his Silver Spring, Md., apartment on Dec...

A Roast in a Family Court Decision

Posted on January 04, 2011
For an amusing view of a family law case from the perspective of a Canadian family court judge with a sense of humor, see here. MR

Starnes: "Victims, Breeders, Joy and Math: First Thoughts on Compensatory Spousal Payments Under the Principles"

Posted on January 04, 2011
Cynthia Starnes (Michigan State University College of Law) has posted "Victims, Breeders, Joy and Math: First Thoughts on Compensatory Spousal Payments Under the Principles" (8 Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy 137) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Current...

Pregnant? There's an App to Tell You

Posted on January 03, 2011
From PR NewsWire: WASHINGTON, HAARLEM, Netherlands, SHENZHEN, China and HUIZHOU, China, Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- GENTAG, Inc. and its partners have just demonstrated a new disposable wireless diagnostic test platform for consumer cell phones. The technology, based on immunoassays,...

Baumle & Compton: "Legislating the Family: The Effect of State Family Laws on the Presence of Children in Same?Sex Households"

Posted on January 03, 2011
Amanda Baumle & D'Lane Compton have posted "Legislating the Family: The Effect of State Family Laws on the Presence of Children in Same?Sex Households" (33 Law & Policy 82) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Faced with legal animus or...

Family Law Fellowship Opportunity

Posted on January 02, 2011
Clinical Fellow Family Law Clinic. The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a Fellowship to start on or about July 1, 2011. This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys experience and training in law school clinical...

Happy New Year!!!

Posted on January 01, 2011

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