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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

Garbling Contractual Language & the Dodgers

Posted on September 25, 2010
The ownership of the Dodgers might hinge on a lawyer?s mistake in drafting a marital property agreement. According to AmericanLawyer.com, the lawyer drafting the agreement recently ?took the stand and admitted he changed the document after it was signed--without consulting...

Douglas & Walsh: ?Mothers, Domestic Violence, and Child Protection, Violence Against Women?

Posted on September 24, 2010
Heather Douglas (The University of Queensland - TC Beirne School of Law) & Tamara Walsh (University of Queensland) have posted Mothers, Domestic Violence, and Child Protection, 16 Violence Against Women, 489-508 (2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article...

Sperm Donation in the News

Posted on September 24, 2010
Newsweek published an article last week summarizing the latest developments in the ongoing discussion about sperm donation and its long-term effects on children and families. Over the summer, two movies that both used sperm donors as plot devices sent the...

Understaffed Swedish Hospital an Uncomfortable Stay for New Mother

Posted on September 23, 2010
From the Local: Mother-of-two Elin Andersson has highlighted staffing shortage problems at a maternity ward in Sundsvall in northern Sweden after she was asked to clean out her own hospital room just two days after giving birth by caesarean section.....

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Florida Appellate Court Overturns State's Ban on Gay Adoption

Posted on September 23, 2010
From The Miami Herald: A state appeals court on Wednesday struck down Florida's controversial ban on adoptions by gay men and women as unconstitutional, and Gov. Charlie Crist and the state's child-welfare chief announced hours later they will immediately cease...

Something old, something blue, and something new--like a face?

Posted on September 23, 2010
Unbelievable?From the Hollywood Reporter: Exclu: In one of the most shocking reality TV ideas yet, E! has ordered a new series that crosses a wedding competition with extreme plastic surgery. The network is set to announce ?Bridalplasty,? where brides-to-be compete...

Lost In Translation

Posted on September 22, 2010
CNN had a recent article for parents on the language used by kids doing drugs. Read it here. MR

Evolving Views of "Family"

Posted on September 22, 2010
USA Today reports on the shifting societal view of what constitutes a family: How "family" is defined is a crucial question on many levels. Beyond the debate over same-sex marriage, it affects income tax filings, adoption and foster care practices,...

Campbell: ?Bountiful?s Plural Marriages, International Journal of Law in Context?

Posted on September 21, 2010
Angela Campbell (McGill University - Faculty of Law) has posted Bountiful?s Plural Marriages, International Journal of Law in Context (forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Bountiful, British Columbia is Canada?s only openly polygamous community...

MSU Searching for Endowed Chair in Matrimonial Law

Posted on September 21, 2010
Michigan State University College of Law seeks a distinguished family law scholar for the John F. Schaefer Endowed Chair in Matrimonial Law. Applicants should have distinguished academic records, demonstrated teaching ability or relevant work experience, and an established record of...

Katrina Babies

Posted on September 20, 2010
CNN recently had a story about giving birth during Katrina. Read it here. MR

Family Law Student Writing Competition

Posted on September 20, 2010
Click the link below for details of Hofstra Law School & The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts' annual famiily law writing competition. Students must submit papers by March 15, 2011. There are cash and other prizes for winners. Download...

Boyd: "No Presumptions! Joint Custody in the British Columbia Court of Appeal"

Posted on September 19, 2010
Susan B. Boyd (University of British Columbia Faculty of Law) has posted "No Presumptions! Joint Custody in the British Columbia Court of Appeal" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper examines the treatment of joint custody in the British...

Child Bullies

Posted on September 18, 2010
Time recently ran a story titled ?How to Bully-Proof Young Girls.? Read it here. MR

Depressed Preschoolers?

Posted on September 17, 2010
The New York Times magazine recently posed the question: can preschoolers be depressed? Read the analysis here. MR

Kindregan: "Taxing Parenthood: Federal Tax Law and Collaborative Reproduction"

Posted on September 17, 2010
Charles Kindregan, Jr. (Suffolk University School of Law) has posted "Taxing Parenthood: Federal Tax Law and Collaborative Reproduction" (forthcoming American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 24, No. 3, p. 134) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article examines the...

Recession Might Lower Birth Rate in U.S.

Posted on September 16, 2010
From AP: The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a...

Substantial Decrease in the Number of Kids in Foster Care

Posted on September 16, 2010
From the AP: The number of U.S. children in foster care has dropped 8 percent in just one year, and more than 20 percent in the past decade, according to new federal figures underscoring the impact of widespread reforms. The...

The 4-Hour Workweek

Posted on September 15, 2010
I am late on the bandwagon, but I have just fallen in love with The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. The point is not necessarily to work just 4 hours per week, but to become efficient and productive. Anyone balancing...

Family Law Teaching Opportunity

Posted on September 15, 2010
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL invites applications for a Tenure Track Clinical Professor position to teach in its Clinic & Justice Center beginning in the Fall 2011 semester. The position involves teaching a Family Violence Litigation clinical course through which second- and...

Titshaw: ?Sorry, Ma?am, Your Baby is an Alien: Outdated Immigration Rules and Assisted Reproductive Technology?

Posted on September 14, 2010
Scott Titshaw (Mercer University School of Law) has posted Sorry, Ma?am, Your Baby is an Alien: Outdated Immigration Rules and Assisted Reproductive Technology, 12 Florida Coastal Law Review (forthcoming 2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The growing use of...

China to Relax the One Child Rule?

Posted on September 14, 2010
USAToday reports on a push for abolishing or relaxing the Chinese one child rule: An aging population and the need for more workers have prompted China's Communist Party to consider relaxing the decades-long ban that restricts most couples to one...

Reverse Tuition

Posted on September 13, 2010
From STL.today: For the first time, a local organization is offering parents a cash incentive to enroll their children at Jefferson. The money is limited to students who didn't attend the school last year. To get it, the kids must...

North Dakota's Attempts at Foster Care Reform

Posted on September 13, 2010
A description of a North Dakota "family preservation initiative" that seeks to reform the foster care system: North Dakota is at the forefront of a new trend in the way foster care is administered: Don't put children in foster care....

Polygamy and Polyamory in Canada

Posted on September 12, 2010
From The American Spectator: While the United States is occupied with the federal challenge to California's Proposition 8, Canada has its own pending marriage case, which is likely headed for the Canadian Supreme Court. Canada, which redefined marriage nationwide to...

Men, Dance Like This...

Posted on September 11, 2010
If you're male, watch this video here about the most desirable dancing--if the purpose is to attract women. If you're female, marvel at the dance moves shown? Hat Tip: GH MR

Justice Ginsburg & Parenting

Posted on September 10, 2010
A great story about Justice Ginsburg?s parenting trials and tribulations: From Slate: After she finished reading her husband's charmingly funny speech, and while folks in the audience were still wiping away tears, Ginsburg sat down for a "fireside chat" with...

Child Support & Filiation in Missouri

Posted on September 10, 2010
News report on changes to MO law that make it easier for fathers to challenge child support orders based on paternity: It didn?t take long for Michael W. to confirm that the 2�-year-old girl for whom he was paying child...

Upcoming Conference

Posted on September 09, 2010
The IV World Congress on Child and Adolescent Rights is being held in Puerto Rico from November 15-18, 2010. More information is available at http://www.childrightscongress.org/. MR

Divorce Porn

Posted on September 09, 2010
Piece in the New York Times on "The Joys of Vicarious Divorce": The biggest adult film of the summer centers on a divorce (?Eat Pray Love?), the most talked-about television series of the moment revolves around a divorced couple (?Mad...

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