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Feminist Judgments: Family Law Opinions Rewritten

Feminist Judgments: Family Law Opinions Rewritten

Author: Rachel Rebouché
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108458337
Published In: June 2020
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This book provides new, feminist perspectives on famous family law cases that span generations. The chapters take court decisions and rewrite them with feminist ideas in mind. Each rewritten opinion is penned by a leading scholar who relied only on materials available at the time of the original decision. The decisions address topics such as the criminalization of polygamy, intimate partner violence as a ground for asylum, the legality of gestational surrogacy, the rights of cohabitants, discrimination against transgender parents, immigration rules governing non-citizen parents, and child welfare and child support systems, among others.

Each opinion is accompanied by a commentary that explains the original opinion as well as its contemporary relevance, and each commentary also is authored by a respected scholar. The combination of a rewritten opinion and its commentary provides an in-depth examination of the most important topics in family law.

Presents an in-depth look at family law topics across a range of issues
Covers the intersection of family law and other legal fields, such as immigration, civil procedure, and religion
Includes cutting edge topics that are practical and of contemporary relevance for readers, such as trans rights, asylum law, and surrogacy

1. Introduction - Rachel Rebouché

2. Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S.

145 (1879) - Marie Failinger and Laura Kessler

3. McGuire v. McGuire, 59 N.W.2d 336 (Neb.

1953) - Mary Anne Case, Martha Ertman and Zvi Triger

4. Dandridge v. Williams, 397 U.S.

471 (1970) - Maya Manian and Susan Frelich Appleton

5. Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S.

205 (1972) - Lisa Fishbayn Joffe and Kristen Murray

6. Marvin v. Marvin, 557 P.2d 106 (Cal.

1976) - Aníbal Rosario Lebrón and Kate Sablosky Elengold

7. Kulko v. Superior Court, 436 U.S.