Inside the castle : law and the family in 20th century America / Joanna L. Grossman and Lawrence M. Friedman.
2011
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Title
Inside the castle : law and the family in 20th century America / Joanna L. Grossman and Lawrence M. Friedman.
Published
Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
KF505 .G765 2011
ISBN
9780691149820 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691149828 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691149828 (cloth : alk. paper)
Description
viii, 443 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)698361321
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-422) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
pt. ONE
TYING THE KNOT: MARRIAGE AND PROMISES TO MARRY
ch. One
Marriage and the State
27
ch. Two
Marriage, Law, and Society: A Tangled Web
51
ch. Three
Common-Law Marriage
78
ch. Four
The End of Heart Balm
90
pt. TWO
ANYTHING GOES: LOVE AND ROMANCE IN A PERMISSIVE AGE
ch. Five
The Rise of Sexual Freedom
109
ch. Six
Cohabitation
121
ch. Seven
Same-Sex Relationships
142
pt. THREE
WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS: DISSOLVING A MARRIAGE AND THE AFTERMATH
ch. Eight
Untying the Knot: Divorce and Annulment
159
ch. Nine
Dollars and Sense: The Economic Consequences of Divorce
192
ch. Ten
Collateral Damage: The Children of Divorce
215
pt. FOUR
THE OLD AND THE NEW GENERATION
ch. Eleven
The Extended Family: Elder Law and the Law of Inheritance
235
ch. Twelve
Parents and Children: Rights and Duties
262
ch. Thirteen
Whom Do We Belong To? Parentage and the Law
286
ch. Fourteen
Chosen People: Adoption and the Law
305
Conclusion: Into the Void
330
Notes
333
Index
423