Family Law in Britain and America in the New Century: Essays in Honor of Sanford N. Katz

by John Eekelaar (Editor)

Overview

In Family Law in Britain and America in the New Century: Essays in Honor of Sanford N. Katz nineteen leading family law scholars in the US and Britain pay tribute to Sanford Katz, Darald and Juliet Libby Millennium Professor Emeritus and Professor of Law, Boston College Law School by giving a critical account of developments in family law in their jurisdictions since 2000. Areas covered include the institution of marriage, financial and property issues, parents and children, the state and children, access to justice, and international issues as well as an overview by the Editor. The volume will provide a stimulating and accessible account of the state and current direction of travel of family law in those countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789004304918
Publisher:	Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/22/2016
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

John Eekelaar is Emeritus Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford and Fellow of the British Academy. His writing and research in family law over the past fifty years includes numerous books, articles and edited collections.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Contributors xii

Part 1 The Institution of Marriage

1 Let's Get Married? American Perspectives on Matrimony in the 21st Century Marsha Garrison 3

2 Marriage: A Meaningful Relationship? Jane Mair 17

Part 2 Financial and Property Issues

3 Divorce and Money: The UK Law in the 21st Century Ruth Deech 33

4 Economic Consequences of Divorce in the United States: Recent Developments J. Thomas Oldham 55

5 The Future of Child Support Law Ira Mark Ellman Sanford L. Braver 67

Part 3 Parents and Children

6 Parenthood: Commitment, Status and Rights Gillian Douglas 91

7 Child Custody: Back to the Future - Still Searching for Best Interests Linda D. Elrod 107

8 The Child's Right to a Parent: Charting the Path from Mere Interest Constitutional Right Barbara Bennett Woodhouse 127

9 Medical Decisions about Children Jonathan Herring 143

Part 4 The State and Children

10 Will Adoption Do? Reflections on the Law and Practice in Public Law Adoptions in England and Wales Nigel Lowe 161

11 Progress in Protection John E.B. Myers 177

12 Reforming Care Proceedings in England and Wales: Speeding Up Justice and Welfare? Judith Masson 187

Part 5 Access to Justice

13 Access to Family Justice: England and Wales Mavis Maclean 205

Part 6 International Issues

14 The New Global Family Law Ann Laquer Estin 219

15 Relocation Disputes: Developing Understanding, Developing Law Rob George 235

16 From Footnote to Footprint: Obergefell's Call to Reconsider Immigration Law as Family Law Kari Hong 249

17 Rights Realised or Rights Defeated?: Responses to Family Migration in the UK Helen Stafford Sarah Woodhouse 265

Part 7 Overview

18 A New Era? John Eekelaar 289

Part 8 Afterword

19 Marriage and Marriage-Like Relationships: Looking Backward and Looking Forward Sanfard N. Katz 317

Index 323