Family law in America

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Family law in America

Sanford N. Katz

Oxford University Press, c2015

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-291) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

For many years family law was viewed as a study of the regulation of clearly defined relationships of husband and wife and parent and child. In the case of husband and wife, it was through formal legal procedures or informal arrangements called marriage. In the case of parent and child it was either through biology or adoption. Equally defined were the stages by which these relationships were established, maintained, and terminated. However, by the close of the twentieth century, basic questions about who should be officially designated a family member and by what procedure were being raised both in the legislature and in litigation. In addition, conventional models that had defined domestic relations such as marriage, divorce, and adoption were either being expanded to include contemporary patterns of living arrangements and the current reality, or new models were being constructed. In Family Law in America, Professor Sanford N. Katz examines the present state of family law in America. Themes include the tension between individual autonomy and governmental regulation in all aspects of family law, the extent to which relationships established before marriage are being regulated, and how marriage is being redefined to take into account equality of the sexes, and the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in some jurisdictions. It demonstrates how the definition of marriage as a partnership in which the individual spouse's rights are recognized has resulted in protection of the vulnerable spouse. It also examines fault and no-fault divorce procedures and the extent to which these procedures reflect social realities. This volume describes state intervention into the parent and child relationship and how this is reflected in the reexamination of the privacy of the family unit. It concludes with a discussion of the conventional model of adoption of children and how new assisted reproductive technologies are having an impact on family formation, particularly adoption, to take into account new family forms. This second edition captures recent developments affecting family law in America, including the transformation of the institution of marriage from being a relationship between a man and a woman to encompassing same-sex marriage. Also, this new edition features timely material with insights into adoption that take into account developments in assisted reproduction technologies and the discussion of sexual abuse of children by clergy.

Table of Contents

  • Table of Cases
  • Preface and Acknowledgments to the First Edition
  • Preface and Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
  • Introduction
  • 1. Friendship, Marriage-Like Relationships, and Informal Marriage
  • 2. Marriage
  • 3. Divorce
  • 4. Child Protection
  • 5. Adoption
  • Appendices
  • Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act
  • Uniform Pre-Marital Agreement Act
  • Uniform Parentage Act
  • Uniform Putative and Unknown Fathers Act
  • Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
  • Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
  • Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BB17102538
  • ISBN
    • 9780199759224
  • LCCN
    2014012157
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York ; Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    xl, 304 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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