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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

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Cert in Child Support Contempt Case

Posted on November 17, 2010
Rick Brundrett of The Nerve just published an excellent story about the U.S. Supreme Court's grant of cert in a child support contempt case. He writes: The nation?s top court will hear the appeal of an indigent Upstate father who...

UK Scrutinizes Child Benefit Payments

Posted on November 16, 2010
From Yahoo! Finance: LONDON (AP) -- Britain will cap payments to jobless families and scrap child benefits for high earners in a sweeping overhaul of the country's welfare system, Treasury chief George Osborne said Monday. Osborne, who is seeking to....

Can You Pass Me the "Divorce Section" of the Paper?

Posted on November 15, 2010
From strollerderby: The Huffington Post has reported that it is developing a ?divorce vertical,? dedicated to the topic of life after marriage. The premise, as the founding editor Nora Ephron puts it, ?is that marriage is for some time but...

Straight Couple Sues Seeking Civil Union

Posted on November 15, 2010
From the AP: Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle are in love and want to tie the knot ? but they don't want to get married. The 26-year-old Londoners think they should be allowed to have a civil partnership, a form...

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Boudin: "Children of Incarcerated Parents: The Child?s Constitutional Right to the Family Relationship"

Posted on November 14, 2010
Chesa Boudin has posted "Children of Incarcerated Parents: The Child?s Constitutional Right to the Family Relationship" (forthcoming Journal of Criminal Law and Crimonology) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article describes the vast population of children with incarcerated parents...

1 Decedent, 100 Widows

Posted on November 13, 2010
From Time: When your nickname is "Danger" because of your irresistible charms to women, then your reputation is pretty much secured ? even after death. Ancentus Akuku, a legendary Kenyan polygamist, passed away due to natural causes; he was in...

Best Family Law J.D. Programs

Posted on November 12, 2010
See a set of rankings here. MR

Venzor: "Protecting the Unborn Child: The Current State of International Law Concerning the So-Called Right to Abortion and Intervention by the Holy See"

Posted on November 12, 2010
Thomas Venzor has posted "Protecting the Unborn Child: The Current State of International Law Concerning the So-Called Right to Abortion and Intervention by the Holy See" (forthcoming Nebraska Law Review) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article reviews the...

Young Mother

Posted on November 11, 2010
More details have emerged about the 10-year-old mother in Spain, whose own mother is pleased by the birth of her grandchild. Read about it here. MR

Tabasso: "With or Without You: Divorce Rates and Intra-Household Allocation of Time"

Posted on November 11, 2010
Domenico Tabasso has posted "With or Without You: Divorce Rates and Intra-Household Allocation of Time" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between the probability of divorce and marriage specific investments. As these investments in terms...

Chuang: ?Rescuing Trafficking from Ideological Capture: Prostitution Reform and Anti-Trafficking Law and Policy?

Posted on November 10, 2010
Janie A. Chuang (American University - Washington College of Law) has posted Rescuing Trafficking from Ideological Capture: Prostitution Reform and Anti-Trafficking Law and Policy, 158 University of Pennsylvania Law Review (forthcoming 2010) on SSRN. Here is an excerpt of the...

Caceres-Delpiano & Giolito: "The Impact of Unilateral Divorce on Crime"

Posted on November 10, 2010
Julio Caceres-Delpiano (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) & Eugenio Giolito (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)) have posted "The Impact of Unilateral Divorce on Crime" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Using data from...

Parkinson, Cashmore & Single: "The Need for Reality Testing in Relocation Cases"

Posted on November 10, 2010
Patrick Parkinson (University of Sydney Law School), Judith Cashmore (University of Sydney Faculty of Law) & Judi Single (University of Sydney Faculty of Law) have posted "The Need for Reality Testing in Relocation Cases" (44 Family Law Quarterly 1) on...

Fetal Origins

Posted on November 09, 2010
From Time: This is the provocative contention of a field known as fetal origins, whose pioneers assert that the nine months of gestation constitute the most consequential period of our lives, permanently influencing the wiring of the brain and the...

European Law on Maintenance Expanding Reach

Posted on November 08, 2010
According to the IrishTimes.com, ?Parents in family disputes who are ordered to pay maintenance and who go to another EU state will face enforcement proceedings there under a new EU regulation Ireland has signed.? Read more here. MR

Monsters-in-Law

Posted on November 08, 2010
Humorous new study of women's perceptions about their mothers-in-law: If you hate your mother-in-law so much that you'd rather have a root canal than visit her, you are not alone. A new survey has found that many women think of...

Ethiopian Adoptions Buck Global Trend

Posted on November 07, 2010
From the Associated Press: As the overall number of international adoptions by Americans plummets, one country ? Ethiopia ? is emphatically bucking the trend, sending record numbers of children to the U.S. while winning praise for improving orphans' prospects at...

Unexpected Adoption Circumstances

Posted on November 06, 2010
The Chicago Tribune recently wrote the story of one family struggling with the consequences of their adoption, ultimately separating from their adopted daughter. Read it here. MR

Lu & Zuo: ?Effects of a Child's Disability on Affected Female's Labour Supply in Australia?

Posted on November 05, 2010
Zeng-Hua Lu & Alec Zuo have posted Effects of a Child's Disability on Affected Female's Labour Supply in Australia, 49 Australian Economic Papers, 222-240 (2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Australia has experienced a growing rate of child disability,...

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Posted on November 05, 2010
A new study from the Pew Research Center reveals a sharp rise in the number of grandparents raising grandchildren, such that 1 in 10 American children are now said to live with a grandparent. Read the study here. AC

Domestic Violence Approved in the UAE

Posted on November 05, 2010
From the UK's Daily Mail: Husbands are allowed to beat their wives and children - as long as they don?t leave any physical marks, an Islamic court in the United Arab Emirates has ruled. The astonishing legal ruling gives all...

Worst Countries for Kids in Terms of Education

Posted on November 04, 2010
A recent study by the Global Campaign for Education, based in South Africa, released the top 10 worst places in the world to be a school-aged child due to inadequate access to education. Here is the list: 1. Somalia 2....

"I represent celebrities, but I am not a celebrity." --Laura Wasser

Posted on November 03, 2010
CNN recently did a great profile on a divorce attorney to the stars: Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Laura Wasser is known around Hollywood as the "Disso Queen," as in dissolution of marriage. As in d-i-v-o-r-c-e. The first marital dissolution...

Brinson: "Measuring Social Generational Change in Discourse About Same-Sex Marriage"

Posted on November 03, 2010
P.K. Hart-Brinson has posted "Measuring Social Generational Change in Discourse About Same-Sex Marriage" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The cultural turn in sociology sparked a renewal in theorizing about generational change in European sociology. While this represents an improvement...

Religious vs. Civil Marriages in Egypt

Posted on November 02, 2010
Many people in Egypt might prefer a civil marriage rather than a religious one. Read more about it here. MR

Hener: "Do Couples Bargain Over Fertility? Evidence Based on Child Preference Data"

Posted on November 02, 2010
Timo Hener has posted "Do Couples Bargain Over Fertility? Evidence Based on Child Preference Data" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Empirical literature has found evidence in favor of household bargaining models. In contrast to earlier tests that are limited...

Amzat: ?The Effect of Poverty on Education in Nigeria: Obstacles and Solutions?

Posted on November 01, 2010
Ismail Hussein Amzat has posted The Effect of Poverty on Education in Nigeria: Obstacles and Solutions, 1 OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development 55-72 (2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper embarks on a long journey deep into...

Clinical Faculty Position

Posted on November 01, 2010
Clinical Faculty Position Available The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law The Moritz College of Law invites applications for the position of Assistant Clinical Professor of Law in its Justice for Children Practicum, to start in July...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Posted on October 31, 2010

The Womancession?

Posted on October 30, 2010
Naomi Cahn and June Carbone recently wrote to the Huffington Post on whether the recession disproportionately affects men. An excerpt: It's time we faced up to the consequences of growing income inequality. In the Great Recession, the top income earners...

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