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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

Riba: "Principles and Prospects for a European System of Child Protection"

Posted on July 20, 2010
Josep Ferrer Riba (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) has posted "Principles and Prospects for a European System of Child Protection" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In the process of restating the principles of European family law currently underway, it should be...

DiFonzo: "A Vision for Collaborative Practice: The Final Report of the Hofstra Collaborative Law Conference"

Posted on July 19, 2010
J. Herbie DiFonzo (Hofstra University School of Law) has posted "A Vision for Collaborative Practice: The Final Report of the Hofstra Collaborative Law Conference" (Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 39, p. 101, 2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In November...

Dating: A Family Affair?

Posted on July 19, 2010
A mom has set up a "Date My Single Kid" website. From CNN.com: The idea of moms and dads meddling in a young person's love life may evoke shudders and headaches for some singles. But parents like Geri Brin say...

Prenups on the Rise

Posted on July 18, 2010
An Australian news outlet reports that approximately 10% of couples there are now signing prenuptial agreements (which became legal in Australia only 10 years ago). If only American couples would take note . . . Read more here. AC

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Divorcing Clients Following a Divorce

Posted on July 17, 2010
The Washington Post recently published an interesting article about how a divorce lawyer?s approach changed following her own divorce. Read it here. MR

Mance & Brandrup: ?Changes in Household Expenditure Associated with the Arrival of Newborn Children?

Posted on July 16, 2010
Paula Mance & Jason D. Brandrup have posted Changes in Household Expenditure Associated with the Arrival of Newborn Children, Australian Social Policy Journal (2010). Here is the abstract: An understanding of the changed financial circumstances of families with newborn children...

Russian Spies, American Children

Posted on July 16, 2010
From BBC News on the fate of the American-born children of Russian agents recently arrested and deported: The ten agents who admitted gathering intelligence for Russia have arrived back in Moscow after being deported from the US, but what is...

The $35+ Million Divorce

Posted on July 15, 2010
Read about Australia's most expensive divorce case, and what on earth could possibly rack up such legal fees, here. MR

Brinig & Allen: "Child Support Guidelines and Divorce Rates"

Posted on July 15, 2010
Margaret F. Brinig (Notre Dame Law School) and Douglas W. Allen (Simon Fraser University) have posted "Child Support Guidelines and Divorce Rates" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: A child support guideline is a formula used to calculate support payments...

Helicopter Parents

Posted on July 14, 2010
An interesting Washington Post article by a sociologist suggests that helicopter parenting (i.e., very hands-on parenting) is bad for children and for the middle-class parents doing it: American parenting styles are starkly divided by class. Compared with professional, middle-class parents,...

Couple Awarded Joint Custody of Dog

Posted on July 14, 2010
A Maryland court has ordered a divorcing couple to share joint custody of their Lhasa Apso: As they headed toward divorce, Gayle and Craig Myers had only one bone of contention: Who would have the right to keep Lucky, their...

Have No Children, or More Children?

Posted on July 13, 2010
From the WSJ: It's?true that modern parents are less happy than their childless counterparts. But happiness researchers rarely emphasize how small the happiness gap is. Suppose you take the National Opinion Research Center's canonical General Social Survey, and compare Americans...

Landmark Ruling from Abu Dhabi Court on the Economic Consequences of Abuse

Posted on July 13, 2010
A landmark ruling in Abu Dhabi requires abusive spouses to pay half the marital dowry: A landmark ruling by the Federal Supreme Court has held that a husband divorced by his wife must pay her half the marriage dowry if...

AALS Call for Papers

Posted on July 12, 2010
Call for Papers Announcement AALS Section on Children and the Law Our Children ? The World?s Children: The Effects of Globalization on Children 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2011 The AALS Section on Children and the Law will...

Fame and Filiation

Posted on July 12, 2010
CNN reports the story of a man claiming to be the father of recent Miami signee Lebron James: A Washington lawyer has filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming he is the father of basketball star LeBron James. Leicester Stovell...

Bio Dad Contests Adoption After an 18-Month Placement

Posted on July 11, 2010
The ongoing story of a child placed in a potential adoptive home for 18 months when her biological father took steps to contest the adoption: A Southern California woman faces the prospect of relinquishing a little girl she has been...

NY Divorce Legislation

Posted on July 10, 2010
NY may soon become a no-fault divorce state. From The Wall Street Journal: Following approval from the state assembly last week, Governor David Paterson is expected to sign legislation allowing for no-fault divorce, a move that would make New York...

Federal District Court Strikes Down Part of DOMA

Posted on July 09, 2010
A federal district court in MA just struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as a violation of equal protection. Read the opinion here and news coverage here. MR

Blood Test for Down's Syndrome

Posted on July 09, 2010
Researchers are close to completing development of a blood test for Down's Syndrome: Dutch researchers are close to developing a blood test to determine if the unborn child of a pregnant women has Down syndrome or other chromosome abnormalities. The....

Aspirational Lying?

Posted on July 08, 2010
From Slate: A new Boston College study makes the modern American dad look positively Swedish in his dedication to his children and his zeal to participate equally in raising them. The yearlong qualitative study of 33 first-time fathers, released yesterday,...

IVF Raises Risk of Cerebral Palsy

Posted on July 08, 2010
Findings from a new study on IVF and cerebral palsy: A new study confirms that children conceived via infertility treatment may have a higher-than-average risk of cerebral palsy -- explained largely by their higher rates of multiple births and preterm...

The Meaning of Marriage

Posted on July 07, 2010
Every day, the meaning of marriage is pondered by the ?Stokes unit,? New York?s version of marriage interviews conducted when a citizen seeks a green card for a foreign spouse. Read more here. MR

Alleged Baby Seller Beaten by Fellow Inmates

Posted on July 07, 2010
A California couple attempted to sell their 6 month-old baby for $25 outside a Walmart last week. Apparently, the other inmates at the jail where the father was taken had rather strong opinions about the propriety of that sort of...

An Account of Father?s Day

Posted on July 06, 2010
Here is a great account of Father?s Day, its history, and its slightly consumerist nature. MR

Jack: "Place Matters: The Significance of Place Attachments for Children's Well-Being"

Posted on July 06, 2010
Gordon Jack has posted "Place Matters: The Significance of Place Attachments for Children's Well-Being" (British Journal of Social Work, Vol. 40, Issue 3, pp. 755-771, 2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Whilst the social work literature rightly pays considerable...

More Mediation in Ireland?

Posted on July 05, 2010
Mediation may become more mainstream in family law in Ireland. Read more here. MR

Weaver: "The Texas Mis-Step: Why the Largest Child Removal in Modern U.S. History Failed "

Posted on July 05, 2010
Jessica Dixon Weaver (SMU School of Law) has posted "The Texas Mis-Step: Why the Largest Child Removal in Modern U.S. History Failed" (William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law, Vol. 16, p. 1, 2010) on SSRN. Here is...

Happy Fourth of July!

Posted on July 04, 2010

Goodman, Quas & Ogle: "Child Maltreatment and Memory"

Posted on July 03, 2010
Gail S. Goodman (UC Davis), Jodi Quas (UC Irvine) & Christin Ogle (UC Davis) have posted "Child Maltreatment and Memory" (forthcoming Annual Review of Psychology) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Exposure to childhood trauma, especially child maltreatment, has important...

Family Rights to a Child in IL

Posted on July 02, 2010
The Illinois appellate court recently held that when parental rights are terminated, the rights and interests of the parent?s relatives are also severed and they have no rights to the child. The lower court therefore properly struck grandparents? response to...

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