Families and Law

by Marvin B Sussman, Lisa J Mcintyre

Overview

The family and the law, with its attendant legal systems, share a pervasive connectedness. With this new volume, family practitioners and scholars can begin to increase the family's position in relation to the law and legal system. The contributing authors bring to light the power of laws and the ways to influence them,for the benefit of the family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780789002150
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/01/1997
Series:	Marriage and Family Review Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Marvin B Sussman, Lisa J Mcintyre

Table of Contents

Fantasy Fulfilment; Law and the Family in Historical Perspective: Issues and Antecedents; Men and Family Law: From Patriarchy to Partnership; Deconstructing Legal Rationality: The Case of Lesbian and Gay Family Relationships; The African American Family and the U.S. Legal System; Divorce Law in the United States; Children's Legal Rights in the U.S.; Cohabitation and the Law; Law and Stepfamilies; Bankruptcy and the Family; The Effect of Welfare Laws on the Family; The Limits of Care: A Case Study of Legal and Ethical Issues in Filial Responsibility; Reproductive Technologies and the Law: Norplant and the Bad Mother; Deborah: Archetypal Federal and Family Judge