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Family law : cases and materials / by Judith Areen, Marc Spindelman, Philomila Tsoukala.
Published
New York : Foundation Press : Thomson Reuters, 2012.
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KF505 .A741 2012
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Concise sixth edition.
ISBN
1609300580
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xxxi, 866 pages, 5 unnumbered pages ; 27 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)785081672
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cases and materials ; family law
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Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
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The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
Preface
v
Acknowledgments
vii
Table of Cases
xxv
ch. 1
Introduction to Family Law
1
A.
The Modern American Family
2
Andrew Cherlin, The Marriage--Go--Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today
3
Notes
9
B.
The Burgeoning Number of Transnational Disputes
11
1.
Transnational Families
11
Aleem v. Aleem
11
Notes
18
2.
Recognition of Foreign Legal Systems and Religious Traditions
18
Awad v. Ziriax
18
Note
22
3.
International Standards v. Domestic Standards
22
Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales
22
Inter--American Commission on Human Rights, Report No
80/11: Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) et al. v. United States
30
ch. 2
Marrying
40
A.
Restrictions on Who May Marry
40
1.
Traditional Restrictions
40
a.
Incest
40
State v. Sharon H.
40
Back v. Back
44
Margaret Mead, Anomalies in American Post--Divorce Relationships, in Divorce and After
45
Notes
48
b.
Age
48
In re J.M.N.
48
Notes
54
c.
Polygamy
55
In re Steed
55
Notes
59
d.
Same--Sex Marriage
60
Perry v. Schwarzenegger
61
Note
78
e.
Transsexuals and Marriage
79
M.T. v. J.T.
79
Notes
83
f.
Other Restrictions on Marrying (or Not Marrying)
83
2.
Constitutionality of Marriage Restrictions
84
Loving v. Virginia
84
Note
88
Zablocki v. Redhail
89
Note
97
Turner v. Safley
97
Note
100
Michael H. v. Gerald D.
100
B.
Restrictions on the Procedure for Marrying
109
Rappaport v. Katz
109
Notes
110
C.
State of Mind Restrictions
111
Lester v. Lester
111
Note
113
Johnston v. Johnston
114
Notes
116
In re Marriage of Farr
116
D.
Common Law Marriage
118
Hargrave v. Duval--Couetil (In re Estate of Duval)
118
Note
122
ch. 3
Marriage
124
A.
The Traditional Model of Marriage
124
1.
Marital Privacy
124
McGuire v. McGuire
124
Notes
128
2.
Gender Roles
129
Graham v. Graham
129
Note
131
Bradwell v. Illinois
131
B.
Challenges to the Traditional Marriage Model
132
1.
Economic and Social Changes
132
National Commission on Children, Beyond Rhetoric: A New American Agenda for Children and Families
132
Notes
133
2.
Constitutional Limits on Sex Discrimination
133
a.
The Fourteenth Amendment
133
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gender and the Constitution
133
Orr v. Orr
135
Note
137
United States v. Virginia
137
Note
151
United States v. Flores--Villar
151
Note
155
3.
Statutory Limits on Sex Discrimination
155
a.
Title VII
155
Hopkins v. Price Waterhouse
155
b.
Family and Medical Leave
161
Knussman v. Maryland
161
Notes
166
c.
The Reallocation and Preservation of Duties Within Marriage
166
S.M. Miller, The Making of a Confused Middle Class Husband
166
C.
Encroachments on the Doctrine of Family Privacy
170
1.
Property During Marriage
170
a.
The Common Law System
170
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center v. Hayes
171
Notes
176
b.
Community Property
177
2.
The Constitutional Right to Privacy
178
Griswold v. Connecticut
178
Eisenstadt v. Baird
183
Note
184
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
184
Gonzales v. Carhart
204
Note
215
Lawrence v. Texas
216
3.
Domestic Violence
224
a.
Traditional Immunity and Exemption
224
Jill Elaine Hasday, Contest and Consent: A Legal History of Marital Rape
224
b.
Battered Women's Syndrome
231
People v. Humphrey
231
c.
Legal Responses to Violence
237
i.
Civil Protective Orders
237
Massachusetts Abuse Prevention Law
237
Mitchell v. Mitchell
239
Ba v. United States
243
Notes
246
ii.
Mandatory Arrest Policy
246
Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales
246
Note
246
ch. 4
Parenting
247
A.
The Limits of Parental Authority
247
1.
Education
247
Pierce v. Society of Sisters
248
Notes
249
2.
Child Labor Laws
250
Prince v. Massachusetts
250
3.
Child Neglect and Abuse
253
Roe v. Conn
253
Note
258
B.
Unmarried Fathers
258
Stanley v. Illinois
258
Notes
261
Lehr v. Robertson
261
Michael H. v. Gerald D.
265
Notes
265
C.
The Extended Family
267
Troxel v. Granville
267
Note
272
D.
Adoption
273
1.
Types of Adoption
273
a.
Agency Adoption
273
Vela v. Marywood
273
Uniform Adoption Act
279
b.
Independent Adoption
280
In re J.M.P.
280
Note
289
In the Matter of Donna R. Hagedorn
289
c.
Children With Special Needs
291
Ferdinand v. Department for Children and Their Families
291
Note
295
d.
Stepparent Adoption
296
In the Matter of the Adoption of G.L.V. and M.J.V.
296
e.
Open Adoption
300
Birth Mother v. Adoptive Parents and New Hope Child and Family Agency
300
Note
302
f.
Transnational Adoptions
303
Eleanor P. v. California Department of Social Services
303
Notes
306
2.
Standards
307
a.
Race and Ethnicity
307
Petition of R.M.G.
307
Notes
313
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield
313
Note
318
b.
Sexual Orientation
318
Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Cole
318
3.
Post--Adoption Issues
324
a.
Adoptee's Right to Know Identity of Biological Parents
324
In the Matter of the Application of Victor M. I. I.
324
Notes
326
b.
Fraud
330
In re Petition of Otakar Kirchner
330
Notes
335
ch. 5
The Nontraditional Family
337
A.
Unmarried Adults
337
1.
Traditional Rules
337
McLaughlin v. Florida
337
Notes
342
2.
Contemporary Practices
343
Pamela J. Smock & Wendy D. Manning, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, Living Together Unmarried in the United States: Demographic Perspectives and Implications for Family Policy
343
3.
Legal Developments
347
Marvin v. Marvin
347
Notes
353
American Law Institute, Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution
354
Note
357
Bashaway v. Cheney Bros., Inc.
357
Note
360
B.
The Child Born Out of Wedlock
360
Lalli v. Lalli
360
Clark v. Jeter
365
Note
367
People in Interest of S.P.B.
368
Note
370
C.
The Extended Family
371
Moore v. City of East Cleveland
371
Note
377
Troxel v. Granville
377
D.
Groups
377
Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas
377
Penobscot Area Housing Development Corp. v. City of Brewer
380
Borough of Glassboro v. Vallorosi
383
Notes
386
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Commitment and Community: Communes and Utopias in Sociological Perspective
386
William M. Kephart, The Family, Society and the Individual
388
Notes
395
ch. 6
Assisted Reproductive Technologies and the Law
396
A.
Surrogacy Contracts
397
1.
The Legality and Enforceability of Surrogacy Contracts
397
D.C. Code [§] 16--401
397
Notes
404
In re Baby M
404
Notes
418
2.
The Legality and Enforceability of Transnational Surrogacy Contracts
420
In re X and [A]nother
420
Notes
424
B.
Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Parentage
425
1.
ART and the Spouse's Parental Status
425
Strnad v. Strnad
425
In re Marriage of Witbeck--Wildhagen
425
Miller--Jenkins v. Miller--Jenkins
428
Notes
432
2.
ART and the Unmarried Partner's Parental Status
433
Charisma R. v. Kristina S.
433
Notes
436
3.
ART and the Donor's Parental Status
437
In re K.M.H.
437
Notes
444
4.
ART and the Gestational Mother's Parental Status
446
In re C.K.G.
446
In re Roberto d.B.
455
Notes
458
C.
Rights and Interests of Children Conceived Through ART
459
1.
How Many Parents at a Minimum or Maximum?
459
In re Roberto d.B.
459
Note
462
2.
Access to One's Genetic Information and Contact With the Gamete Donor
462
In re K.M.H.
462
Johnson v. Superior Court
463
Notes
465
3.
The Rights of Posthumously Conceived Children
466
Uniform Parentage Act
466
Note
466
Schafer v. Astrue
467
4.
Protection of the Child
471
In re Marriage of Buzzanca
471
Notes
472
D.
Other Issues
473
1.
Disposition of Gametes and Embryos
473
In re Marriage of Witten
473
Notes
478
2.
Misplanted Embryos
479
Perry Rogers v. Fasano
479
Note
482
ch. 7
Divorce
483
A.
Fault Grounds and Defenses
483
1.
Historical Background
483
Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law
483
Notes
484
2.
Fault--Based Grounds for Divorce
485
a.
Adultery
485
Capone v. Capone
485
Notes
487
b.
Desertion
488
Jenkins v. Jenkins
488
Notes
491
c.
Cruelty
492
Benscoter v. Benscoter
492
Hughes v. Hughes
493
Notes
493
3.
Defenses
495
a.
Recrimination
495
Rankin v. Rankin
495
Notes
497
b.
Connivance
498
Hollis v. Hollis
498
Notes
499
c.
Condonation
500
Willan v. Willan
500
Notes
502
d.
Collusion
503
Fuchs v. Fuchs
503
Notes
504
B.
No Fault Grounds
505
1.
The Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act
506
Notes
507
2.
Adjudicating No--Fault
508
a.
What Constitutes Separation?
508
In re Marriage of Dowd
508
Note
509
b.
What Constitutes Irretrievable Breakdown?
509
Grimm v. Grimm
509
Notes
510
c.
Contracting Around Statutory Grounds for Divorce
511
In re Marriage of Cooper
511
Notes
513
d.
Is There Space for Interspousal Torts in No--Fault Divorce?
514
Twyman v. Twyman
514
Notes
524
C.
Access to Divorce
524
Boddie v. Connecticut
524
Note
526
Sosna v. Iowa
527
D.
Revolution and Counter--Revolution?
529
Katherine Shaw Spaht, Covenant Marriage Seven Years Later: Its as Yet Unfulfilled Promise
529
Notes
530
James Herbie Difonzo, Customized Marriage
531
Note
532
Paul R. Amato, Good Enough Marriages: Parental Discord, Divorce, and Children's Long--Term Well Being
532
ch. 8
Custody
534
A.
The Best Interest Standard
534
Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act
534
B.
Applying the Best Interest Standard
535
1.
Fitness
535
In re Marriage of Carney
535
Notes
542
2.
Weighing Multiple Factors
543
Hollon v. Hollon
543
3.
Race and Ethnicity
548
Palmore v. Sidoti
548
Note
550
Jones v. Jones
551
4.
Religion
553
Kendall v. Kendall
553
5.
The Child's Preference
558
Johns v. Cioci
558
Notes
561
C.
Alternative Approaches
562
1.
Tender Years Presumption
562
Pusey v. Pusey
562
Note
564
2.
Primary Caretaker Presumption
564
Garska v. McCoy
564
Note
569
3.
Joint Custody
569
Rivero v. Rivero
569
Note
575
4.
Past Care or the "Approximate the Time" Standard
575
Young v. Hector
575
Notes
584
American Law Institute, Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution
584
Notes
586
Robert J. Levy, Custody Law and the ALI's Principles: A Little History, a Little Policy, and Some Very Tentative Judgments
587
5.
Parenting Plans
592
Huelskamp v. Huelskamp
592
In re the Custody of Halls
594
American Law Institute, Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution
607
D.
Modification
611
1.
Change in Circumstances
611
Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act
611
Hassenstab v. Hassenstab
612
Note
615
2.
Relocation
616
Morgan v. Morgan
616
Linda D. Elrod, National and International Momentum Builds for More Child Focus in Relocation Disputes
622
E.
Visitation
627
Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act
627
Eldridge v. Eldridge
627
Note
632
Zummo v. Zummo
632
Troxel v. Granville
635
Note
635
F.
Stepparents
636
Simons by & Through Simons v. Gisvold
636
Note
637
G.
Unmarried Couples
638
Smith v. Gordon
638
Notes
646
K.B. v. J.R.
647
American Law Institute, Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution
653
H.
Enforcement
655
1.
Tort Law
655
Khalifa v. Shannon
655
2.
Criminal Liability
662
United States v. Amer
662
3.
Change of Custody
667
Doe v. Doe
667
4.
Separation of Visitation Rights and Child Support
671
Farmer v. Farmer
671
ch. 9
Property, Alimony, and Child Support Awards
674
A.
Property Division
675
1.
Background to Marital Property Regimes
675
Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act
677
Notes
678
2.
The Problem of Characterization in Equitable Distribution
678
a.
What is Marital Property?
678
American Law Institute, Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution
678
Notes
679
Innerbichler v. Innerbichler
679
Notes
685
Holman v. Holman
686
Notes
690
b.
What is Marital Property?
692
i.
Pensions and Other Deferred Income
692
Laing v. Laing
692
Notes
696
ii.
Human Capital and Other Intangible Assets
697
Postema v. Postema
697
Notes
703
iii.
Marital Debt
705
Rice v. Rice
705
Notes
708
3.
The Problem of Fairness: What Is Equitable?
709
Adams v. Adams
709
Notes
711
Finan v. Finan
712
Notes
714
Tucker v. Tucker
715
Notes
717
B.
Alimony
717
1.
Types of Alimony
718
a.
Need and Ability to Pay
718
Hodge v. Hodge
718
Note
720
b.
Standard of Living
720
Lorenz v. Lorenz
720
Note
721
c.
Reimbursement
721
In re Marriage of Probasco
721
Notes
726
d.
Fault
727
Dykman v. Dykman
727
Notes
729
2.
Modification
729
Schwarz v. Schwarz
729
Notes
734
C.
Child Support
736
1.
Introduction
736
Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act
737
45 C.F.R. [§] 302.56. Guidelines for setting child support awards
737
2.
Child Support Guidelines
738
a.
The Income Shares Model
738
Notes
739
b.
Percentage of Obligor Income Model
740
Note
740
c.
The Melson Formula
740
3.
Applying the Guidelines
741
a.
What Counts as Income?
741
Little v. Little
741
Notes
745
b.
Deviation From the Guidelines
746
i.
Rich Families
746
Smith v. Smith
746
Notes
749
ii.
Poor Families
750
Rose on Behalf of Clancy v. Moody
750
Note
753
c.
College Education
753
Solomon v. Findley
753
Notes
756
d.
Who Is Responsible for Child Support?
757
Miller v. Miller
757
Notes
762
e.
Modification
763
Ainsworth v. Ainsworth
763
Notes
769
4.
Child Support Enforcement
769
State v. Talty
770
Note
775
Turner v. Rogers
775
Notes
781
ch. 10
Family Law Jurisdiction, Recognition, and Choice of Law
783
A.
Divorce Jurisdiction
783
Sosna v. Iowa
783
Note
783
Ankenbrandt v. Richards
784
Notes
789
B.
Custody Jurisdiction
789
1.
Interstate Custody Disputes
789
Foster v. Wolkowitz
791
Thompson v. Thompson
794
2.
International Custody Disputes
797
Abbott v. Abbott
797
Note
802
Charalambous v. Charalambous
803
C.
Property, Alimony, and Child Support Jurisdiction
807
1.
Property and Divisible Divorce
807
Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt
807
Note
808
2.
Foreign v. Domestic Law on Marital Property
808
Aleem v. Aleem
808
3.
Child Support
808
a.
Long--Arm Jurisdiction
808
Kulko v. Superior Court of California
808
b.
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
811
Hamilton v. Hamilton
811
ch. 11
Private Ordering
816
A.
Introduction to Private Ordering
816
Brian Bix, Private Ordering and Family Law
816
Robert Mnookin and Lewis Kornhauser, Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: The Case of Divorce
820
Note
825
B.
Ordering by Private Contract
826
1.
Premarital Contracts
826
Edwardson v. Edwardson
826
Note
829
2.
Separation Agreements
830
Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act
830
Duffy v. Duffy
832
Toni v. Toni
835
Kelley v. Kelley
839
3.
Marital Contracts
841
Ansin v. Cravin--Ansin
841
C.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
851
1.
Arbitration
851
Johnson v. Johnson
851
2.
Mediation
859
Ferguson v. Ferguson
859
Note
863
3.
Collaborative Lawyering
863
Regina A. DeMeo, History of Collaborative Divorce
863
Note
865
ABA Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Formal Opinion 07--447: Ethical Considerations in Collaborative Law Practice
865
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