King: “U.S. Immigration Law and the Traditional Nuclear Conception of Family: Toward a Functional Definition of Family that Protects Children’s Fundamental Human Rights “

Shani King (University of Florida College of Law) has posted "U.S. Immigration Law and the Traditional Nuclear Conception of Family: Toward a Functional Definition of Family that Protects Children's Fundamental Human Rights " (forthcoming Columbia Human Rights L. Rev.) on...

Gottman & Silver: “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert”

I recently ran across an interesting empirical study of marriage, originally published in 1999. The book is John M. Gottman & Nan Silver’s The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert. Interestingly,...

Woodhouse: “A World Fit for Children is a World Fit for Everyone: Ecogenerism, Feminism, and Vulnerability “

Barbara Bennett Woodhouse (Emory School of Law) has posted "A World Fit for Children is a World Fit for Everyone: Ecogenerism, Feminism, and Vulnerability" on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article explores the relationship between feminist theory and ecogenerist...

Time to Refinance Your Home…and Reduce Ex-Spouse’s Alimony

The UK Financial Times reports that bankers are using the current recession as a good opportunity to reduce their ex-wife’s alimony: City financiers who have seen bonuses slashed or lost jobs are flocking to the courts to seek a reduction...

Invest a Divorce Settlement…

...to avoid the dilemma facing Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills. From BankFiesta: According to multiple outlets, Heather Mills, ex-wife of Paul McCartney, has managed to burn through $54.5 million dollars in less than two years. Heather received the funds in...

The Effect of Military Deployment on Child Custody

Controversy is heating up over a bill pending in Congress which would preclude courts from considering possible military deployment of a parent when considering the best interest of the child in a custody case and would force courts to review...

Criminalizing Reckless Miscarriage in Utah Halted

From the New York Times: DENVER— A sweeping anti-abortion statute in Utah that would have allowed up to life in prison for a woman whose fetus died from her intentional or reckless behavior was withdrawn by its sponsor on Thursday...

Criminalizing Reckless Miscarriage in Utah Halted

From the New York Times: DENVER— A sweeping anti-abortion statute in Utah that would have allowed up to life in prison for a woman whose fetus died from her intentional or reckless behavior was withdrawn by its sponsor on Thursday...

Practicing Family Law = Big Money???

Sounds like it's good, at least for a select few, to be a family law attorney these days. [Los Angeles Dodgers owners] Frank and Jamie McCourt's divorce could become one of the costliest splits in California history, with attorneys and...

Battle Over Daughter’s Religion

Last week, “20/20” featured Joseph Reyes, a law student at John Marshall law school who was accused of violating a court order by exposing his daughter to Catholicism without his Jewish ex-wife’s consent. He had taken the girl to church...

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