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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

Be Perpetually Betrothed

Posted on September 08, 2010
A new study on happiness offers some insights: From CNN: In general, more happiness comes with age, as several studies have reported in the past. But there is an age bracket where happiness dips noticeably: among 35- to 44-year-olds. Parent...

The History of Divorce Law

Posted on September 08, 2010
A fantastic historical look at the difficulty of obtaining a divorce in New York appeared recently in the Wall Street Journal. An excerpt: In the early 20th century, a number of young women hired themselves out as "correspondents" in divorce...

A Night Below the Surface of the Indian Ocean

Posted on September 07, 2010
Check out the most creative honeymoon suite money can buy here...is that a water bed too? MR

Klabunde & Korn: "Parasites and Raven Mothers: A German-Japanese Comparison on (Lone) Motherhood"

Posted on September 07, 2010
Anna Klabunde and Evelyn Korn (University of Marburg, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration) have posted "Parasites and Raven Mothers: A German-Japanese Comparison on (Lone) Motherhood" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Having a child out of wedlock used to...

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Daddyland

Posted on September 06, 2010
My friends keep drooling over this arrangement, so, back by popular demand, here?s another post dedicated to it: From Slate: Over the past 15 years, the streets of Stockholm have filled up with men pushing strollers. In 1995, dads took...

Divorce Ceremonies the New Rage in Japan

Posted on September 06, 2010

Working Moms Not Harmful

Posted on September 05, 2010
From the Washington Post: A new study finds that babies raised by working mothers don't necessarily suffer cognitive setbacks, an encouraging finding that follows a raft of previous reports suggesting that women with infants were wiser to stay home. Researchers...

U.K. Cuts in Family Law Legal Aid

Posted on September 04, 2010
There is much turmoil in the United Kingdom over cuts in legal aid for family law. Read more here and here. MR

Rogerson & Thompson: ?Complex Issues Bring Us Back to Basics: The SSAG Year in Review?

Posted on September 03, 2010
Carol Rogerson (University of Toronto - Faculty of Law) and Rollie Thompson (Dalhousie Law School) have posted Complex Issues Bring Us Back to Basics: The SSAG Year in Review, 28 Canadian Family Law Quarterly 263 (2009) on SSRN. Here is...

NY Court Requires Same Sex Partner to Pay Child Support

Posted on September 03, 2010
From the WSJ blog: A New York state appellate court ... became the first in the state to rule that a same-sex partner may be liable for child support. The case of H.M. v. E.T involved a one-time lesbian couple...

Stress & Fertility

Posted on September 02, 2010
A new study confirms the widely-held belief that stress adversely affects women's fertility. Read more here. Separately, it has also been suggested that shopaholic men also have lower fertility. Read about that here. MR

Waggoner: "The Uniform Probate Code's Elective Share: Time for a Reassessment (With an Addendum Reporting on Post-Publication Amendments)"

Posted on September 02, 2010
Lawrence Waggoner (University of Michigan Law School) has posted "The Uniform Probate Code?s Elective Share: Time for a Reassessment (With an Addendum Reporting on Post-Publication Amendments)" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article reproduces in a slightly revised format...

Malawi the New China?

Posted on September 01, 2010
A human rights group in Malawi has proposed a legal mandate limiting families to two children to check population growth and mitigate land problems. Read more here. MR

Texas Court Denies Same Sex Couple the Right to Divorce

Posted on September 01, 2010
The Dallas Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that a gay couple legally married in MA had no right to a TX divorce. From CBS News: "A person does not and cannot seek a divorce without simultaneously asserting the existence and...

Boyd: ?Autonomy for Mothers? Relational Theory and Parenting Apart?

Posted on August 31, 2010
Susan B. Boyd (University of British Columbia Faculty of Law) has posted Autonomy for Mothers? Relational Theory and Parenting Apart, 18 Feminist Legal Studies 137 (2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article explores the tensions between autonomy and...

Lewis: "Graveside Birthday Parties: The Legal Consequences of Forming Families Posthumously"

Posted on August 31, 2010
Browne C. Lewis (Cleveland-Marshall College of Law) has posted "Graveside Birthday Parties: The Legal Consequences of Forming Families Posthumously" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: As a result of reproductive technology, procreation is no longer left to the living...

Guiora: ?Protecting the Unprotected: Religious Extremism and Child Endangerment?

Posted on August 30, 2010
Amos N. Guiora has posted Protecting the Unprotected: Religious Extremism and Child Endangerment, 12 Journal of Law & Family Studies 391 (2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article?s primary thesis is that male and female children alike are...

International Adoptions Decline Drastically

Posted on August 30, 2010
The Washington Times is reporting new international adoption figures and they are startling. Last year, the number of Americans completing international adoptions declined by nearly 40% from the previous four-year period. Read about the reasons for the decline here...

Lewis: "Three Lies and a Truth: Adjudicating Maternity in Surrogacy Disputes"

Posted on August 29, 2010
Browne C. Lewis (Cleveland State University - Clevelane-Marshall College of Law) has posted "Three Lies and a Truth: Adjudicating Maternity in Surrogacy Disputes" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The advances in reproductive technology have given women more reproductive choices...

Facebook Friend Request Results in Jail Time

Posted on August 28, 2010
From the Smoking Gun: ?A Florida man was arrested last night after he allegedly violated a protective order by sending his estranged wife requests to ?friend? him on Facebook.? Read more here. MR

Call for Papers: Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society

Posted on August 27, 2010
The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society Announces our 2011 Symposium: Gender, Justice, & Victim Rights: A Gendered Perspective of Victims in the Criminal Justice System February 25, 2011 University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, Wisconsin We are seeking...

Cohen & Chen: "Trading-Off Reproductive Technology and Adoption: Does Subsidizing in Vitro Fertilization Decrease Adoption Rates and Should it Matter?"

Posted on August 27, 2010
Glenn Cohen (Harvard Law School) and Daniel Chen (Duke University School of Law) have posted "Trading-Off Reproductive Technology and Adoption: Does Subsidizing in Vitro Fertilization Decrease Adoption Rates and Should it Matter?" (forthcoming Minnesota Law Review) on SSRN...

Child?s Interests Paramount

Posted on August 26, 2010
An interesting family law case coming down from the Abu Dhabi Supreme Court: From The National: ABU DHABI // The interests of a child must be paramount in decisions on custody disputes between divorced parents, the Federal Supreme Court has...

Call for Papers: Wells Conference on Adoption Law

Posted on August 26, 2010
Call for Presentation and Papers Maintaining a Family: Post Adoption Challenges for Families 7th Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law March 17, 2011 Capital University Law School Columbus, Ohio The conference is seeking proposals for presentations and papers emphasizing the...

Singles

Posted on August 25, 2010
The Census Bureau has released statistics on singles in the U.S. From CNN: (CNN) -- There are 96 million people in the United States who have no spouse. That means 43 percent of all Americans over the age of 18...

Dowd: "The Man Question: Male Subordination and Privilege"

Posted on August 25, 2010
Nancy Dowd (University of Florida School of Law) has just published a new book: The Man Question: Male Subordination and Privilege (NYU Press 2010). Here is a description: Among the many important tools feminist legal theorists have given scholars is...

Mind Your Own Business?

Posted on August 24, 2010
That is the question posed by MSNBC.com: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ? America's latest folk-hero flight attendant may be the one on a Southwest Airlines jet who took a 13-month-old baby from her mother after the woman slapped the crying child for...

Shamir: "The State of Care: Rethinking the Distributive Effects of Familial Care Policies in Liberal Welfare States"

Posted on August 24, 2010
Hila Shamir (Tel Aviv Univerisity, Buchmann Faculty of Law) has posted "The State of Care: Rethinking the Distributive Effects of Familial Care Policies in Liberal Welfare States" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The paper offers a new analytical framework...

Stay in DOMA Case in MA

Posted on August 23, 2010
Last week, the DOJ and parties represented by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders agreed to a stay of the district court?s decision in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, which successfully challenged the denial of spousal protections in Social...

Titshaw: "A Modest Proposal: To Deport the Children of Gay Citizens, & Etc: Immigration Law, the Defense of Marriage Act, and the Children of Same-Sex Couples"

Posted on August 23, 2010
Scott Titshaw (Mercer University School of Law) has posted "A Modest Proposal: To Deport the Children of Gay Citizens, & Etc.: Immigration Law, the Defense of Marriage Act, and the Children of Same-Sex Couples" on SSRN. Here is the abstract:...

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