Family Law And Personal Life

Author : John Eekelaar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191566462

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Family Law and Personal Life by John Eekelaar Pdf

How should our most intimate personal relationships be governed in a liberal society? Should the state encourage a particular model of family life, or support individuals in their pursuit of personal happiness? To what extent do people have the right to shape the lives of their offspring? This book examines the questions at the heart of family law, rethinking the ideas that shape our understanding of the family as a social unit, its purpose, and the obligations and rights that belong to family members. The book explores how the governance of personal relationships has depended on the exercise of power, from the traditional assumptions of patriarchy, where the male head of the family enjoyed full control over his dependents and descendents, to the ideology of welfarism, where state institutions protect the interests of the vulnerable at the expense of their close relations. Emerging from these conflicting ideologies comes today's rights-based culture, where traditional expectations for behaviour within a family sit within a new emphasis on the ability of minorities and traditional dependents to determine the shape of their own lives. Against this background of shifting power relations, the book explores the interrelationship between the legal regulation of people's personal lives and the values of friendship, truth, respect and responsibility. In doing this, a variety of controversial issues are examined in the light of those values: including the legal regulation of gay and unmarried heterosexual relationships; freedom of procreation; state supervision over the exercise of parenthood; the role of fault in divorce law; the way parenthood is allocated; the rights and responsibilities of parents to control their children; the place of religion in the family; the rights of separated partners regarding property and of separated parents regarding their children. Throughout, the book offers a new picture of the intimacy at the centre of personal relationships and argues that only by understanding this intimacy, and its role in human happiness, can we arrive at a true framework for respecting, and governing, the personal lives of other people.

Author : John Eekelaar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192543837

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Family Law and Personal Life by John Eekelaar Pdf

Developments in the law, scholarship, and research since 2006 form a substantial part of the second edition of this book which sets the governance of personal relationships in the context of the exercise of social and personal power. Its central argument is that this power is counterbalanced by the presence of individual rights. This entails an analysis of the nature and deployment of rights, including human rights, and children's rights. Against that background, the book examines the values of friendship, truth, respect, and responsibility, and how the values of individualism co-exist with those of the community in an open society. It argues that central to these values is respecting the role of intimacy in personal relationships. In doing this, a variety of issues are examined, including the legal regulation of married and unmarried relationships, same-sex marriage, state supervision over the inception and exercise of parenthood (including surrogacy and assisted reproductive technology), the role of fault and responsibility in divorce law, children's rights and welfare, religion and family rights, the rights of separated partners regarding property and of separated parents regarding their children, and how states should respond to cultural diversity.

Author : Merle H. Weiner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 659 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107088085

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A Parent-Partner Status for American Family Law by Merle H. Weiner Pdf

This book proposes a new 'parent-partner' legal status emphasizing obligations of parents to each other and to their children.

Author : Julien D. Payne,Marilyn A. Payne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Domestic relations
ISBN : STANFORD:36105134419204

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Canadian Family Law by Julien D. Payne,Marilyn A. Payne Pdf

Canadian family law is a fascinating blend of old and new. It is continually in transition as it responds to evolving family structures.

Author : Stephen Michael Cretney
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : 0198268998

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Family Law in the Twentieth Century by Stephen Michael Cretney Pdf

The law governing family relationships has changed dramatically in the course of the 20th century and this book - drawing extensively on both published and archival material and on legal as well as other sources - gives an account of the processes and problems of reform.

Author : Michael G. Cochrane
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-21
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781118083994

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Surviving Your Divorce by Michael G. Cochrane Pdf

When people are going through the emotional trauma of separation and divorce, they turn to Canada's best-selling guide to family law, Surviving Your Divorce. In it, family law expert Michael G. Cochrane, LL.B., answers questions such as: What are my rights? What will happen to the children? How much does divorce cost? Surviving Your Divorce is a non-technical book that explains the legal options available to married, common-law, and same-sex couples going through separation or divorce. This popular guide covers child custody, division of property, support, domestic violence, the rights of common-law couples, and much more provides tips and strategies to help you negotiate separation and divorce with your lawyer, potentially saving a lot of time and money includes real-life stories that illustrate the application of family law includes samples of key legal and financial documents, a comprehensive resource section, and a glossary of legal terms Be prepared for the process of divorcing. You can help your lawyer by knowing what questions to ask and what steps are involved. Considering self-representation? An entirely new chapter shows you how to build a framework for your case the same way lawyers do, with 50 tips on how to handle court appearances and more. "This readable, informative book is packed with all the information necessary to make informed decisions about marriage and divorce agreements. Cochrane has taken pains to describe just about every legal pitfall and divorce experience imaginable." —Calgary Herald "This book is not intended to convince you to go it alone, without a lawyer. It's designed, rather, to help you know what to expect. . . This is a book full of common-sense advice delivered in plain talk." —The Gazette (Montreal) Money- and Anxiety-Saving Strategies How to Help Your Lawyer Help You What Not to Do When Going through Divorce Secrets, Tactics, and Strategies Used by Lawyers How to Represent Yourself in Court

Author : James Stewart
Publisher : Sweet & Maxwell
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Conflict of laws
ISBN : 190823900X

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Family Law by James Stewart Pdf

Author : Mary Ann Glendon
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780226299709

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The Transformation of Family Law by Mary Ann Glendon Pdf

Mary Ann Glendon offers a comparative and historical analysis of rapid and profound changes in the legal system beginning in the 1960s in England, France, West Germany, Sweden, and the United States, while bringing new and insightful interpretation and critical thought to bear on the explosion of legislation in the last decade. "Glendon is generally acknowledged to be the premier comparative law scholar in the area of family law. This volume, which offers an analytical survey of the changes in family law over the past twenty-five years, will burnish that reputation. Essential reading for anyone interested in evaluating the major changes that occurred in the law of the family. . . . [And] of serious interest to those in the social sciences as well."—James B. Boskey, Law Books in Review "Poses important questions and supplies rich detail."—Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, Texas Law Review "An impressive scholarly documentation of the legal changes that comprise the development of a conjugally-centered family system."—Debra Friedman, Contemporary Sociology "She has painted a portrait of the family in which we recognize not only ourselves but also unremembered ideological forefathers. . . . It sends our thoughts out into unexpected adventures."—Inga Markovits, Michigan Law Review

Author : Eve M. Brank
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781479870769

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The Psychology of Family Law by Eve M. Brank Pdf

Winner, 2021 Lawrence S. Wrightsman Book Award, given by the American Psychology-Law Society Bridges family law and current psychological research to shape understanding of legal doctrine and policy Family law encompasses legislation related to domestic relationships—marriages, parenthood, civil unions, guardianship, and more. No other area of law touches so closely to home, or is changing at such a rapid pace—in fact, family law is so dynamic precisely because it is inextricably intertwined with psychological issues such as human behavior, attitudes, and social norms. However, although psychology and family law may seem a natural partnership, both fields have much to learn from each other. Our laws often fail to take into account our empirical knowledge of psychology, falling back instead on faulty assumptions about human behavior. This book encourages our use of psychological research and methods to inform understandings of family law. It considers issues including child custody, intimate partner violence, marriage and divorce, and child and elder maltreatment. For each topic discussed, Eve Brank presents a case, statute, or legal principle that highlights the psychological issues involved, illuminating how psychological research either supports or opposes the legal principles in question, and placing particular emphasis on the areas that are still in need of further research. The volume identifies areas where psychology practice and research already have been or could be useful in molding legal doctrine and policy, and by providing psychology researchers with new ideas for legally relevant research.

Author : Flavia Agnes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199088263

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Family Law by Flavia Agnes Pdf

Family law in India has a complex legal structure where different religious communities are guided by their own personal laws, each of which historically evolved under various social, religious, political, and legal influences. In two comprehensive and lucid volumes, Flavia Agnes, a leading activist and advocate in the area, examines family law in the light of social realities, contemporary rights discourse, and the idea of justice. What is unique in these volumes is that the ground level litigation practices around women's rights are interwoven with the critical analyses of the statutory provisions. Relying extensively upon case law, Volume 1 examines: the evolution of the personal laws of Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis, and Jews during the colonial and postcolonial periods; how these laws are applied in contemporary questions of marriage, divorce, property rights, and succession; and whether it is possible to bring the law in conformity with modern changes through and in both the formal, and statutory law and the pluralistic and fluid community-based practices. It also extensively examines the role of the judiciary, the political and academic debates around the issue of uniform civil code, and women's citizenship claims in a stratified and hierarchical social order.

Author : Walter Wadlington,Raymond C. O'Brien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062982819

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Family Law in Perspective by Walter Wadlington,Raymond C. O'Brien Pdf

Law school casebook intended as an introduction to the field of family law, both at the abstract level of theory and at the concrete level of doctrine. It is an introduction as much for experienced lawyers and scholars who come to this field with a thorough knowledge of other aspects of the law as for law students who have just begun preparing for their careers.

Author : Judith M. Masson,Rebecca J. Bailey-Harris,Stephen Michael Cretney,Rebecca Probert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1064 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Domestic relations
ISBN : IND:30000124861323

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Principles of Family Law by Judith M. Masson,Rebecca J. Bailey-Harris,Stephen Michael Cretney,Rebecca Probert Pdf

This title covers the essentials of conflict of laws and international finance with a very practical slant, providing the reader with a comparative overview of the law and practice in the key jurisdictions of the world. The intention is to illustrate how the concepts and analyses raised throughout "The Law and Practice of International Finance" series may be applied in a real world setting

Author : Joanna L. Grossman,Lawrence M. Friedman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781400839773

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Inside the Castle by Joanna L. Grossman,Lawrence M. Friedman Pdf

A comprehensive social history of families and family law in twentieth-century America Inside the Castle is a comprehensive social history of twentieth-century family law in the United States. Joanna Grossman and Lawrence Friedman show how vast, oceanic changes in society have reshaped and reconstituted the American family. Women and children have gained rights and powers, and novel forms of family life have emerged. The family has more or less dissolved into a collection of independent individuals with their own wants, desires, and goals. Modern family law, as always, reflects the brute social and cultural facts of family life. The story of family law in the twentieth century is complex. This was the century that said goodbye to common-law marriage and breach-of-promise lawsuits. This was the century, too, of the sexual revolution and women's liberation, of gay rights and cohabitation. Marriage lost its powerful monopoly over legitimate sexual behavior. Couples who lived together without marriage now had certain rights. Gay marriage became legal in a handful of jurisdictions. By the end of the century, no state still prohibited same-sex behavior. Children in many states could legally have two mothers or two fathers. No-fault divorce became cheap and easy. And illegitimacy lost most of its social and legal stigma. These changes were not smooth or linear—all met with resistance and provoked a certain amount of backlash. Families took many forms, some of them new and different, and though buffeted by the winds of change, the family persisted as a central institution in society. Inside the Castle tells the story of that institution, exploring the ways in which law tried to penetrate and control this most mysterious realm of personal life.

Author : Harry D. Krause
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Administrative law
ISBN : 1855211521

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Family Law by Harry D. Krause Pdf

Author : Sanford N. Katz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199878192

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Family Law in America by Sanford N. Katz Pdf

For many years family law was viewed as a study of the regulation of relationships of husband and wife and parent and child. Both relationships were clearly defined. 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. 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. 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 and 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 additional models are being developed to take into account new family forms.