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Family Law

by: Krause, Harry D.; Meyer, David D.

Family Law

by: Krause, Harry D.; Meyer, David D.

ISBN 13:
9780314144416
ISBN 10:
0314144412
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 09/01/2003
Publisher: West Academic
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Summary

Perspectives; Creation of the Marriage Relationship; Spousal Rights and Obligations in the Ongoing Marriage; Creation of the Parent and Child Relationship; Parent and Child Relationship; Termination of Marital Status; Economic Consequences of Divorce.

PREFACE

TABLE OF CASES

XIX

PART I. PERSPECTIVES

Chapter 1. Sources and Applications of Family Law

(15)

1.1 Family Law in Modern America

(3)

1.2 Sources of Law Family

(1)

1.3 The Dominant Place of State Law and State Courts

(3)

1.4 Federal Constitution

(3)

1.5 Federal Legislation

(1)

1.6 International Treaties

(1)

1.7 Family Pluralism and Family Law

(3)

Chapter 2. The New Family and the New Constitutional Law

(15)

2.1 State Interest vs. Individual Rights

(1)

2.2 Due Process: The Privacy Doctrine

(5)

2.3 Equal Protection

(3)

2.4 Legitimate State Interests in the Family

(4)

PART II. CREATION OF THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP

Chapter 3. Marriage Regulation: Substantive Requirements

(13)

3.1 Introduction

(1)

3.2 Heterosexual Marriage

(4)

3.3 Monogamous Marriage

(2)

3.4 Marriage Age

(1)

3.5 Incest and Affinity

(2)

3.6 Health and Mental Condition

(1)

3.7 Waiting Period

(2)

Chapter 4. Marriage Formalities and Informal (Common Law) Marriage

(6)

4.1 Consent

(2)

4.2 Solemnization

(1)

4.3 Informal (Common Law) Marriage

(3)

Chapter 5. Effects of Non-Compliance With Marriage Regulation

(6)

5.1 Void and Voidable Marriages Defined

(1)

5.2 Legal Effects of Invalid Marriages

(2)

5.3 The Putative Spouse Doctrine

(1)

5.4 Conflicts of Laws

(2)

Chapter 6. Unmarried Cohabitation

(13)

6.1 "Alternative Lifestyles"

(1)

6.2 Leading Cases: Marvin and Hewitt

(2)

6.3 Did the "Marvin Doctrine" Really Spread?

(4)

6.4 Problems of Proof

(2)

6.5 Problems of Policy

(2)

6.6 Conclusion

(2)

Chapter 7. Variability of the Marriage Contract

(10)

7.1 Contract or Status?

(2)

7.2 Types of Marital Contracts

(1)

7.3 Antenuptial Contracts

(4)

7.4 Agreements During Marriage

(2)

7.5 Separation Agreements

(1)

7.6 Antenuptial Agreements and Third Parties

(1)

PART III. SPOUSAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN THE ONGOING MARRIAGE

Chapter 8. Husband and Wife in the On going Marriage-Support and Property

8.1 Introduction

(1)

8.2 Family Support

(2)

8.3 Actual Agency

(1)

8.4 Authority to Purchase Necessaries

(2)

8.5 Property Rights During Marriage Early Common Law

(2)

8.6 Married Women's Property Acts

(1)

8.7 Joint Property and Presumptions of Ownership in Separate Property Jurisdictions

(1)

8.8 Property Rights During Marriage Community Property

(2)

8.9 Survivor's Rights on Partner's Death

(2)

Chapter 9. Husband and Wife in the Ongoing Marriage-Names, Torts, and Crimes

(12)

9.1 Family Names

(2)

9.2 Intra-family Tort Immunities

(1)

9.3 Rights of "Consortium"

(1)

9.4 "Heart Balm" Actions

(2)

9.5 Intra-family Crimes-Rape Domestic Violence

(2)

9.6 Intra-family Crimes-Adultery, Sodomy, and Incest

(2)

9.7 Testimonial Privilege

101

(2)

PART IV. CREATION 0F THE PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP

Chapter 10. Legitimacy, Illegitimacy, Paternity-And the Unmarried Father's Custodial Rights

103

(19)

10.1 History

103

(1)

10.2 The Definition of Legitimacy

104

(1)

10.3 The Presumption of Legitimacy

105

(3)

10.4 Traditional Legal Discrimination

108

(1)

10.5 U.S. Supreme Court Intervention

108

(1)

10.6 Federal Legislation

109

(1)

10.7 Establishing Paternity

109

(2)

10.8 The Uniform Parentage Act

111

(1)

10.9 Defenses

112

(1)

10.10 Statutes of Limitation

113

(1)

10.11 Settlements and Res Judicata

114

(1)

10.12 Acknowledgment

114

(1)

10.13 Blood and DNA Tests

115

(1)

10.14 The Unmarried Father's Custodial Interest

116

(6)

Chapter 11. Adoption

122

(12)

11.1 Adoption Policy

122

(1)

11.2 Who May Adopt Whom?

123

(2)

11.3 Race as a Factor

125

(1)

11.4 Sexual Orientation as a Factor

126

(1)

11.5 Consent to Adoption

127

(1)

11.6 Form, Timing, and Revocability of Consent

128

(1)

11.7 Legal Effects of Adoption

129

(1)

11.8 Revocation of Adoption

130

(1)

11.9 Equitable Adoption

130

(1)

11.10 Secrecy in Adoption Records

131

(1)

11.11 International Adoption

132

(2)

Chapter 12. Assisted Reproduction

134

(7)

12.1 New Children, New Issues

134

(1)

12.2 Artificial Insemination

135

(1)

12.3 In Vitro Fertilization and Ovum Transplantation

136

(2)

12.4 Surrogate Motherhood

138

(3)

PART V. THE PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP

Chapter 13. Parental Authority and Obligations

141

(10)

13.1 Parent, Child, and State

141

(1)

13.2 Parental Control over Education

142

(2)

13.3 Parental Control over Medical Care

144

(3)

13.4 Emancipation

147

(1)

13.5 Parent and Child Tort Immunity

148

(1)

13.6 Parental Liability for Torts of Children

148

(1)

13.7 Recovery for Wrongful Death and "Wrongful Life"

149

(2)

Chapter 14. Child Support

151

(16)

14.1 Parental Obligation

151

(2)

14.2 From Discretion To Guidelines

153

(3)

14.3 Modification of Chill Support Awards

156

(2)

14.4 Duration of the Child Support Obligation

158

(1)

14.5 Child Support Enforcement-State Law Remedies

159

(2)

14.6 Child Support Enforcement - Increasing Federal Role

161

(3)

14.7 Child Support Enforcement-Interstate and International Remedies

164

(3)

Chapter 15. Child Abuse and Neglect

167

(10)

15.1 Neglect, Dependency, and Abuse

167

(2)

15.2 Dispositional Powers of the Juvenile Court

169

(3)

15.3 Termination of Parental Rights

172

(2)

15.4 Constitutional Safeguards in Termination Proceedings

174

(1)

15.5 Criminal Prosecution

175

(2)

Chapter 16. Child Custody and Visitation

177

(34)

16.1 Introduction

177

(1)

16.2 The "Best Interests of the Child"

178

(2)

16.3 Parent's Gender, the "Tender Years Doctrine," and the "Primary Caretaker"

180

(4)

16.4 Race

184

(2)

16.5 Religion

186

(1)

16.6 Sexual Morality

186

(2)

16.7 Parent vs. Non-Parent

188

(4)

16.8 Joint Custody

192

(2)

16.9 Visitation Rights of Parents

194

(3)

16.10 Visitation Rights of Non-Parents

197

(2)

16.11 Enforcement of Visitation and Custodial Rights

199

(2)

16.12 Change in Custody-Modification

201

(2)

16.13 Relocation of the Custodial Parent

203

(2)

16.14 Interstate and International Custody Problems

205

(6)

PART VI. TERMINATION OF MARITAL STATUS

Chapter 17. Divorce, Traditional Style

211

(21)

17.1 History-From No Divorce to Unilateral Divorce in One Long Century

211

(5)

17.2 Fault Grounds for Divorce

216

(1)

17.3 Adultery

217

(1)

17.4 Desertion

218

(1)

17.5 Physical Cruelty

219

(1)

17.6 Mental Cruelty

220

(1)

17.7 Insanity

221

(1)

17.8 Bars and Defenses to Divorce

222

(2)

17.9 Recrimination

224

(1)

17.10 Provocation

225

(1)

17.11 Condonation

226

(1)

17.12 Connivance

227

(1)

17.13 Collusion

227

(1)

17.14 The Negotiated Fault Divorce

228

(1)

17.15 "Limited Divorce" and "Separate Maintenance"

229

(3)

Chapter 18. Annulment

232

(6)

18.1 History of Annulment

232

(1)

18.2 Defenses

233

(1)

18.3 Consequences of Annulment

234

(2)

18.4 The UMDA Narrows the Gap Between Divorce and Void and Voidable Marriages

236

(2)

Chapter 19. Divorce Jurisdiction and Recognition of Divorces

238

(11)

19.1 Residence

238

(1)

19.2 Full Faith and Credit for Migratory Divorce

239

(3)

19.3 Annulment Jurisdiction

242

(1)

19.4 Personal Jurisdiction

242

(5)

19.5 Service by Publication

247

(2)

Chapter 20. Divorce Reform-Mission Overachieved

249

(12)

20.1 Introduction

249

(1)

20.2 Constitutional Limitations on Access to Divorce

250

(3)

20.3 The Advent of "No Fault" Divorce

253

(1)

20.4 "No Fault" Grounds for Divorce "Irretrievable Breakdown' and Separation

254

(4)

20.5 Criticisms of the Substance of Divorce Reform

258

(1)

20.6 Divorce "Counter-Reform" Proposals and "Covenant Marriage"

259

(2)

PART VII. ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE

Chapter 21 Alimony

261

(17)

21.1 The Burden of History-The Origins of Alimony and Modern Controversy

261

(3)

21.2 Factors Determining Amount

264

(3)

21.3 The Evolving Role of Fault

267

(2)

21.4 Fault Reemerges in the Guise of Tort Claims

269

(2)

21.5 Modification

271

(2)

21.6 Termination of Alimony-Death

273

(1)

21.7 Termination of Alimony-Remarriage

274

(1)

21.8 Termination of Alimony-Cohabitation

275

(3)

Chapter 22. Division of Property on Divorce

278

(25)

22.1 The Traditional Common Law Approach

278

(4)

22.2 Modern Approaches: Equitable Distribution of "Community" and "Marital" Property

282

(4)

22.3 Pension Rights as a Marital Asset

286

(5)

22.4 Disability Pay Accrued Leave, and Fringe Benefits

291

(1)

22.5 Good Will, Earning Capacity, and Professional Licenses

292

(5)

22.6 No-Fault, Marital Fault, Economic Fault and "Dissipation"

297

(2)

22.7 The Uneasy Relationship Between Alimony and Property: Why Does the Classification Matter?

299

(4)

Chapter 23. Separation Agreements

303

(8)

23.1 Traditional Policies

303

(1)

23.2 "Fairness" and Full Disclosure

304

(3)

23.3 Reconciliation

307

(1)

23.4 Relationship of Separation Agreement to the Divorce Decree

308

(3)

Index

311

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