Family Law

, by Swisher, Peter N.; Miller, H. Anthony; Singer, Jana B.

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PART I: FORMATION OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Entering Marriage

Introduction

(1)

Marriage as a Contract or Status?

(8)

Maynard v. Hill

(1)

Notes and Questions

(6)

Formalities of Marriage: The Statutory Requirements

(4)

Nelson v. Marshall

(2)

Notes and Questions

(2)

Informal Marriages

(18)

Common Law Marriages

(1)

Crosson v. Crosson

(2)

Notes and Questions

(2)

Putative Marriage

(1)

Rebouche v. Anderson

(2)

Notes and Questions

(1)

Marriage by Proxy

(1)

Torres v. Torres

(2)

Notes and Questions

(1)

``Marriage'' by Estoppel

(1)

In re Marriage of Recknor

(4)

Notes and Questions

(2)

The Last-in-Time Marriage Presumption

(7)

Hewitt v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

(5)

Notes and Questions

(2)

State Regulation of Marriage Versus and Individual's Constitutional Right to Marry

(5)

Zablocki, Milwaukee County Clerk v. Redhail

(4)

Notes and Questions

(1)

Capacity and Intent to Marry

(44)

Introduction

(2)

Same-Sex Marriage

(1)

Baehr v. Lewin

(7)

Notes and Questions

(4)

Plural Marriage

(1)

Potter v. Murray City

(3)

Notes and Questions

(2)

Prohibited Degrees of Kinship

(2)

In re Estate of Stiles

(2)

Etheridge v. Shaddock

(1)

Notes and Questions

(1)

Age Restrictions

(1)

Moe v. Dinkins

(3)

Notes and Questions

(1)

Mental and Physical Incapacity

(1)

Geitner v. Geitner

(2)

Notes and Questions

(1)

Consent Requirements: Fraud

(1)

V.J.S. v. M.J.B.

(1)

Notes and Questions

(1)

Consent Requirements: Duress

(1)

Stakelum v. Terral

(1)

Notes and Questions

(1)

Limited-Purpose Marriages

(1)

Roe v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

(3)

Notes and Questions

(2)

Conflict of Laws: Which Marriage Law Governs?

(8)

Seizer v. Sessions

(3)

Notes and Questions

(1)

Randall v. Randall

(2)

Notes and Questions

(1)

Annulment of Marriage

(6)

Annulment Jurisdiction

(1)

Annulment Grounds and Defenses

(1)

Property and Support Rights on Annulment

(1)

MacPherson v. MacPherson

(3)

Notes and Questions

101

(1)

Summary: A Marriage and Annulment Problem

102

(3)

Legal and Economic Consequences of Marriage

Introduction

105

(1)

Roles and Responsibilities during Marriage

106

(13)

The Traditional View

106

(1)

Bradwell v. Illinois

107

(1)

Graham v. Graham

108

(2)

Notes and Questions

110

(1)

The Modern Theory-Marriage as a Partnership of Equals

111

(1)

Testing the Theory Against Reality: Contemporary Perspectives on Marriage

112

(6)

Notes and Questions

118

(1)

Marital Property Rights

119

(5)

The Married Women's Property Acts

119

(2)

Tenancy by the Entirety

121

(1)

Property Rights on the Death of a Spouse

121

(2)

The Community Property System

123

(1)

Support Obligations During Marriage

124

(15)

The Nonintervention Principle

124

(1)

McGuire v. McGuire

124

(2)

Notes and Questions

126

(1)

The Common Law Doctrine of Necessaries

127

(1)

Connor v. Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center

127

(3)

Notes and Questions

130

(1)

Spousal and Child Support Statutes

131

(2)

Notes and Questions

133

(2)

Enforcement of Support Obligations

135

(1)

Relative Responsibility Statutes

135

(1)

Notes and Questions

136

(3)

Economic Transactions Between Spouses

139

(7)

Borelli v. Brusseau

139

(5)

Notes and Questions

144

(2)

Third-Party Interference With Marriage

146

(7)

Intentional Torts

146

(1)

Hoye v. Hoye

146

(3)

Notes and Questions

149

(1)

Rights of Consortium

150

(1)

Notes and Questions

150

(1)

Evidentiary and Testimonial Privileges

151

(2)

Integrating Family and Work

153

(36)

Dual Career Couples

153

(1)

Parks v. City of Warner Robbins

153

(4)

Notes and Questions

157

(4)

Pregnancy, Childbearing and Employment

161

(1)

California Federal Savings & Loan Association v. Guerra

161

(6)

Notes and Questions

167

(5)

Working and Caring for Children

172

(2)

Kelly v. Crosfield Catalysts

174

(3)

Notes and Questions

177

(4)

Pricket v. Circuit Science, Inc.

181

(2)

Notes and Questions

183

(5)

Notes and Questions (Parental Leave)

188

(1)

Consensual Alternatives to Marriage

Introduction

189

(2)

Disputes Between Unmarried Cohabitants

191

(25)

The Role of Contract

191

(1)

Marvin v. Marvin, California Supreme Court (1976)

191

(4)

Notes and Comments

195

(1)

Marvin v. Marvin, California Superior Court (1979)

196

(4)

Notes and Comments

200

(2)

Thomas v. LaRosa

202

(4)

Notes and Questions

206

(1)

Property and Partnership Theories

206

(1)

Connell v. Francisco

207

(3)

Davis v. Davis (Miss. 1994)

210

(3)

Notes and Questions

213

(3)

Disputes Between Cohabitants and Third Parties

216

(12)

Davis v. Department of Employment Security

216

(2)

Notes and Comments

218

(1)

Braschi v. Stahl Associates Company

218

(4)

Notes and Questions

222

(6)

Domestic Partnership Legislation

228

(7)

Notes and Comments

229

(6)

Having Children: The Alternative Choices

Contraception

235

(8)

Griswold v. Connecticut

235

(4)

Notes and Questions

239

(4)

Abortion

243

(27)

Roe v. Wade

243

(9)

Notes and Questions

252

(4)

Planned Parenthood v. Casey

256

(10)

Notes and Questions

266

(4)

Sterilization

270

(14)

In re Grady

273

(7)

Notes and Questions

280

(4)

Surrogacy

284

(25)

In the Matter of Baby M

285

(9)

Notes and Questions

294

(3)

Johnson v. Calvert

297

(4)

Notes and Questions

301

(6)

Notes and Questions (Uniform Act)

307

(2)

New Reproductive Technology

309

(22)

Artificial Insemination

309

(1)

In re Baby Doe

309

(1)

Jhordan C. v. Mary K.

310

(5)

Notes and Questions

315

(2)

In Vitro Fertilization and the Status of the Embryo

317

(1)

Davis v. Davis (Tenn. 1992)

317

(9)

Notes and Questions

326

(3)

Cloning

329

(1)

Notes and Questions

330

(1)

Establishing Legal Parenthood

Introduction

331

(3)

Historical Background

331

(1)

Current Perspectives

332

(2)

Nonmarital Children and the Constitution

334

(13)

Inheritance Rights

334

(1)

Trimble v. Gordon

334

(5)

Parham v. Hughes

339

(3)

Notes and Questions

342

(1)

Limitation of Paternity Actions

343

(1)

Clark v. Jeter

343

(3)

Notes and Questions

346

(1)

Establishing Paternity

347

(24)

Scientific Testing

347

(1)

In re Paternity of M.J.B.

348

(5)

Notes and Questions

353

(5)

Res Judicata and Relitigation

358

(1)

Tandra S. v. Tyronne W.

358

(7)

Notes and Questions

365

(1)

Jessica G. v. Hector M.

365

(4)

Notes and Questions

369

(1)

Procedural Issues in Paternity Cases

369

(2)

Imposing Parental Support Obligations

371

(7)

Murphy v. Meyers

371

(2)

Notes and Questions

373

(2)

Pietros v. Pietros

375

(3)

Notes and Questions

378

(1)

Establishing Parental Rights

378

(41)

Presumptive Parents

379

(1)

Michael H. v. Gerald D.

379

(6)

Notes and Questions

385

(4)

Non-Presumptive Parents

389

(1)

Lehr v. Robertson

390

(7)

Notes and Questions

397

(5)

In re Adoption of Kelsey S.

402

(8)

In re Adoption of Michael H.

410

(5)

Notes and Questions

415

(4)

PART II: REGULATION OF ONGOING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Domestic Violence and Intrafamily Torts

Introduction

419

(4)

Nature and Extent of the Problem

420

(2)

Why Doesn't She Leave?

422

(1)

Legal Responses to Domestic Violence

423

(34)

The Traditional View

423

(1)

State v. Rhodes

424

(1)

Notes and Questions

425

(1)

Contemporary Approaches to Domestic Violence

426

(1)

Criminal Prosecution: Mandatory Arrest and No-Drop Prosecution Policies

426

(7)

Notes and Questions

433

(2)

The Civil Protection Order Process

435

(1)

Baker v. Baker

436

(6)

Notes and Questions

442

(1)

Marital Rape

443

(1)

Warren v. State

444

(2)

Notes and Questions

446

(1)

Federal Involvement: The Violence Against Women Act

447

(2)

Seaton v. Seaton

449

(7)

Notes and Questions

456

(1)

Intrafamily Tort Liability

457

(28)

Tort Claims Between Spouses

457

(1)

Twyman v. Twyman

457

(10)

Notes and Questions

467

(2)

Pickering v. Pickering

469

(3)

Notes and Questions

472

(1)

Parent-Child Tort Actions

473

(1)

Broadbent v. Broadbent

473

(8)

Notes and Questions

481

(4)

Care and Supervision of Children

Introduction

485

(1)

The Constitutional Framework

486

(21)

Meyer v. Nebraska

486

(1)

Pierce v. Society of Sisters

487

(1)

Notes and Questions

488

(3)

Prince v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts

491

(3)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

494

(10)

Notes and Questions

504

(3)

Child Abuse and Neglect

507

(55)

Abuse or Discipline?

507

(1)

In the Interest of J.P.

508

(9)

Notes and Questions

517

(5)

Parental Failure to Protect

522

(1)

Rice v. State

523

(9)

Notes and Questions

532

(2)

Defining and Responding To Child Neglect

534

(1)

In the Interests of N.M.W.

534

(3)

Notes and Questions

537

(3)

Abuse or Neglect of A Fetus?

540

(1)

Whitner v. State

540

(9)

Notes and Questions

549

(4)

Government Responsibility to Protect Children

553

(1)

Deshaney v. Winnebago County Dep't of Social Services

553

(8)

Notes and Questions

561

(1)

Medical Decision-Making On Behalf of Children

562

(26)

Criminal Prosecution for Parental Failure to Seek Medical Care

563

(1)

Commonwealth v. Twitchell

563

(5)

Notes and Questions

568

(1)

Medical Neglect

569

(1)

Newmark v. Williams/DCPS

569

(8)

In re Sampson

577

(4)

Notes and Questions

581

(1)

Children As Decision-Makers

582

(1)

In re E.G.

582

(5)

Notes and Questions

587

(1)

When Parent and Child Disagree: What Role for the State?

588

(16)

Decisions About Reproduction

588

(1)

Bellotti v. Baird

588

(5)

Notes and Questions

593

(4)

Children Beyond Parental Control

597

(1)

R. J. D. v. Vaughan Clinic, P. C.

597

(4)

Notes and Questions

601

(3)

The Foster Care System

604

(43)

The Foster Family

605

(1)

Smith v. O.F.F.E.R.

605

(6)

Notes and Questions

611

(1)

In the Matter of B.

612

(10)

Notes and Questions

622

(2)

Kinship Care

624

(1)

Notes and Questions

625

(2)

Permanent Dispositions and Foster Care Reform: From Family Preservation to Termination of Parental Rights

627

(3)

Bush v. State

630

(6)

Recodo v. State

636

(7)

Notes and Questions

643

(4)

Adoption

Introduction

647

(3)

Consent to Adoption

650

(18)

Timing and Validity of Consent

650

(1)

Doe v. Clark

650

(2)

Notes and Questions

652

(1)

Yopp v. Batt

653

(8)

Notes and Questions

661

(3)

Consequences of Invalid Consent

664

(1)

Lemley v. Barr

664

(3)

Notes and Questions

667

(1)

Unwed Fathers, Due Process and Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights

668

(27)

In re Adoption of Baby E.A.W.

669

(9)

In re Baby Boy C., D.C. Court of Appeals (1990)

678

(11)

In re Baby Boy C., D.C. Superior Court (1992)

689

(3)

Notes and Questions

692

(3)

The Adoption Process

695

(25)

Agency Adoption

696

(3)

Notes and Questions

699

(1)

Independent Adoption and the Lawyer's Role

699

(3)

In re Petrie

702

(7)

Notes and Questions

709

(4)

Stepparent and Second-Parent Adoption

713

(1)

Adoptions of B.L.V.B. and E.L.V.B.

713

(4)

Notes and Questions

717

(1)

Procedural Requirements

718

(1)

Notes and Questions

719

(1)

Selecting an Adoptive Family: The Relevance of Race, Ethnicity and Religion

720

(26)

The Role of Race in Adoption

720

(3)

Dewees v. Stevenson

723

(4)

Notes and Questions

727

(2)

The Indian Child Welfare Act

729

(1)

In re Bridget R.

730

(10)

Notes and Questions

740

(1)

Religion

741

(1)

Orzechowski v. Perales

741

(3)

Notes and Questions

744

(2)

Legal Consequences of Adoption

746

(22)

Confidentiality and Access to Adoption Records

747

(1)

Doe v. Sundquist

747

(3)

Notes and Questions

750

(2)

``Open Adoption'' and Post-adoption Visitation

752

(1)

Groves v. Clark

752

(4)

Notes and Questions

756

(2)

Disclosure Requirements and ``Wrongful Adoption''

758

(1)

McKinney v. State

758

(6)

Notes and Questions

764

(4)

PART III: DISSOLUTION OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Divorce or Dissolution of Marriage

Introduction

768

(4)

Historical Background

768

(1)

Historical Fault Grounds for Divorce and the No-Fault Revolution

769

(1)

Current Divorce Statistics and Concerns

770

(2)

Divorce Jurisdiction

772

(29)

The Domiciliary Requirement

772

(2)

Sosna v. Iowa

774

(5)

Notes and Questions

779

(3)

Migratory Divorces

782

(1)

Sister State Migratory Divorces

783

(2)

Notes and Questions

785

(1)

Foreign Country Migratory Divorces

786

(1)

Mayer v. Mayer

787

(6)

Notes and Questions

793

(2)

Collateral Attack on a Void Divorce

795

(2)

The Divisible Divorce Doctrine

797

(1)

Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt

798

(1)

Notes and Questions

799

(2)

Divorce Grounds and Defenses

801

(20)

Fault Grounds for Divorce

801

(1)

Overview

801

(1)

Adultery, Cruelty, and Desertion

802

(1)

Williams v. Williams

802

(2)

Notes and Questions

804

(5)

No-Fault Divorce Grounds

809

(1)

Living Separate and Apart

809

(1)

Sinha v. Sinha

810

(3)

Notes and Questions

813

(1)

Irreconcilable Differences

813

(1)

Grosskopf v. Grosskopf

814

(4)

Notes and Questions

818

(3)

The Relevance---If Any---of Fault Factors in No-Fault Divorces

821

(5)

Arguments for Rejecting Fault Factors in No-Fault Divorces

821

(1)

Arguments for Retaining Fault Factors in No-Fault Divorces

822

(1)

Can Nonfinancial Factors Viably Coexist With Financial Factors in Determining Financial Issues in Divorce?

823

(2)

Problem

825

(1)

Ethical Issues for the Family Lawyer

826

(21)

Dual Representation in Divorce Proceedings: Is It Ethical?

827

(2)

Coulson v. Coulson

829

(3)

Notes and Questions

832

(2)

Problems With Confidential Information

834

(1)

Woods v. Superior Court of Tulare County

834

(4)

Notes and Questions

838

(2)

Sexual Relations With a Divorce Client

840

(1)

Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct of the Iowa State Bar v. Hill

841

(2)

Notes and Questions

843

(1)

Candor Toward the Court and Withdrawal from the Case

843

(1)

Matza v. Matza

844

(2)

Notes and Questions

846

(1)

Representing Children

847

(9)

Clark v Alexander

847

(5)

Notes and Questions

852

(4)

Alternative Dispute Resolution

856

(14)

Divorce Mediation

856

(1)

Overview and Current Status

856

(2)

Concerns About Mediation

858

(2)

Notes and Questions

860

(4)

Binding Arbitration

864

(1)

Miller v. Miller

865

(3)

Notes and Questions

868

(2)

Economic Consequences of Divorce

Introduction

870

(2)

Distribution of Property on Divorce or Dissolution of Marriage

872

(81)

General Introduction

872

(1)

Community Property States

872

(1)

Equitable Distribution States

873

(1)

``Dual Property'' Equitable Distribution States

874

(1)

``All Property'' Equitable Distribution States

875

(1)

A Comparison of Dual Property and All Property Regimes

875

(1)

Equitable Distribution and Community Property Overview

876

(1)

Marital or Separate Property-Or Both?

877

(1)

Harper v. Harper

878

(4)

Notes and Questions

882

(3)

``Tracing'' and Transmutation of Property

885

(1)

Chenault v. Chenault

886

(3)

Notes and Questions

889

(1)

Passive versus Active Appreciation of Separate Property

890

(1)

Notes and Questions

891

(2)

Property Acquired by Gift or Inheritance

893

(1)

Notes and Questions

894

(1)

Pensions and Retirement Benefits

895

(1)

Complexity of Dividing Benefits

895

(2)

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)

897

(1)

Valuing and Dividing Retirement Benefits

898

(1)

In re Rolfe v. Rolfe

899

(1)

Notes and Questions

900

(1)

Deferred Compensation Benefits: Separate or Marital Property?

901

(1)

Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Awards

902

(3)

Notes and Questions

905

(1)

Professional Degrees and Licenses

906

(1)

O'Brien v. O'Brien

907

(4)

Notes and Questions

911

(4)

The Family Residence

915

(3)

Classifying and Valuing Professional Goodwill

918

(1)

Dugan v. Dugan

919

(7)

Notes and Questions

926

(1)

Valuing Businesses and Professional Practices

927

(3)

Distribution of Property

930

(1)

General Introduction

930

(1)

Statutory Factors for Distributing Marital Property

931

(2)

An Equal Division Presumption versus and Equal Division ``Starting Point''

933

(2)

Recharacterization and Distribution of Property Based Upon Long-Term Marriages

935

(3)

The Role of Fault in the Distribution of Marital Property

938

(1)

``Economic Fault'': The Dissipation or Waste of Marital Assets

938

(3)

Marital Misconduct as a Factor in Dividing Marital Property

941

Arguments for Rejecting Marital Misconduct Fault Factors in Equitable Distribution Proceedings

940

(1)

Arguments for Retaining Marital Misconduct Fault Factors in Equitable Distribution Proceedings

941

(2)

Sparks v. Sparks

943

(4)

Notes and Questions

947

(3)

The Role of Judicial Discretion in Distributing Property on Divorce

950

(2)

Selected Research Biography on Equitable Distribution of Marital Property

952

(1)

Treatises

952

(1)

Looseleaf Services and Reporters

952

(1)

Selected Law Review Articles on Equitable Distribution

952

(1)

Spousal Support

953

(50)

Need and Gender: The Traditional Rationales

954

(1)

Orr v. Orr

954

(2)

Notes and Questions

956

(1)

Rehabilitation and Self-Sufficiency

956

(1)

In re Marriage of Otis

956

(4)

Van Klootwyk v. Van Klootwyk

960

(6)

Notes and Questions

966

(3)

Alimony as Compensation for Loss

969

(1)

In re Marriage of Williams

969

(3)

Notes and Questions

972

(5)

Alimony as Income Sharing

977

(1)

Delozier v Delozier

977

(4)

Notes and Questions

981

(2)

The Intersection of Alimony and Property Theory

983

(1)

In re Marriage of Francis

983

(6)

Notes and Questions

989

(2)

Modification of Support Awards

991

(1)

Gilman v. Gilman

991

(7)

Notes and Questions

998

(5)

Child Support

Introduction

1003

(1)

Federal Mandate

1004

(6)

P.O.P.S. v. Gardner

1004

(3)

Notes and Questions

1007

(3)

Guidelines

1010

(12)

Income Shares Model

1010

(1)

Voishan v. Palma

1010

(3)

Notes and Questions

1013

(3)

Percentage of Income

1016

(1)

Eklund v. Eklund

1016

(3)

Notes and Questions

1019

(3)

Income

1022

(23)

Gross or Net?

1022

(2)

Notes and Questions

1024

(1)

Actual Income or Capacity to Earn?

1025

(1)

Henderson v. Smith

1025

(1)

In re the Marriage of Paulin

1026

(2)

Harvey v. Robinson

1028

(2)

Goldberger v. Goldberger

1030

(2)

Notes and Questions

1032

(1)

Spousal Income

1032

(1)

In re the Marriage of Wood

1032

(3)

Notes and Questions

1035

(1)

Support for other children

1036

(1)

Hasty v. Hasty

1036

(3)

Notes and Questions

1039

(1)

Extraordinarily High Income

1040

(1)

Estevez v. Superior Court

1040

(4)

Notes and Questions

1044

(1)

Duration of Support

1045

(12)

Majority/Emancipation

1045

(1)

Stanton v. Stantion

1045

(3)

Baril v. Baril

1048

(2)

Notes and Questions

1050

(3)

Support for College

1053

(1)

Childers v. Childers

1053

(1)

In re Marriage of Plummer

1054

(2)

Notes and Questions

1056

(1)

Modification of Support

1057

(6)

In re the Marriage of McCord

1057

(3)

Notes and Questions

1060

(3)

Enforcement of Support Orders

1063

(14)

State Remedies

1063

(1)

Hicks v. Feiock

1063

(5)

Notes and Questions

1068

(3)

Federal Enforcement

1071

(1)

United States v. Hampshire

1071

(3)

Notes and Questions

1074

(3)

Jurisdiction for Support and Interstate Enforcement

1077

(14)

Personal Jurisdiction

1077

(1)

Kulko v. Superior Court

1077

(5)

Notes and Questions

1082

(1)

Interstate Enforcement

1083

(1)

Welsher v. Rager

1083

(2)

Notes and Questions

1085

(6)

Parenting After Divorce: Child Custody and Visitation

Introduction

1091

(2)

Factors In Disputed Cases

1093

(62)

The Best Interest Standard

1093

(1)

Maxfield v. Maxfield

1093

(4)

Notes and Questions

1097

(2)

The Gender of the Parents

1099

(1)

Pusey v. Pusey

1099

(2)

Notes and Questions

1101

(2)

The Primary Caretaker

1103

(1)

Pikula v. PIkula

1103

(4)

Notes and Questions

1107

(1)

Child's Preference

1108

(1)

Yates v. Yates

1108

(3)

Notes and Questions

1111

(1)

Religion

1112

(1)

Pater v. Pater

1112

(3)

Notes and Questions

1115

(1)

Race

1116

(1)

Palmore v. Sidoti

1116

(3)

Notes and Questions

1119

(1)

Parental Fitness

1120

(1)

Sexual Conduct

1120

(1)

Hanhart v. Hanhart

1120

(3)

Notes and Questions

1123

(2)

Sexual Preference

1125

(1)

Bottoms v. Bottoms

1125

(5)

Notes and Questions

1130

(3)

Physical and Mental Health

1133

(1)

In re Marriage of Carney

1133

(5)

Schumm v. Schumm

1138

(3)

Notes and Questions

1141

(1)

Working Parents

1142

(1)

Ireland v. Smith

1142

(3)

Notes and Questions

1145

(3)

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

1148

(1)

Allen v. Farrow

1148

(4)

Notes and Questions

1152

(3)

Visitation

1155

(8)

Sterbling v. Sterbling

1155

(2)

Notes and Questions

1157

(6)

Joint Custody and Parenting Plans

1163

(12)

Squires v. Squires

1163

(5)

Notes and Questions

1168

(7)

Modification

1175

(18)

Changed Circumstances or Best Interest?

1175

(1)

Burchard v. Garay

1175

(6)

Notes and Questions

1181

(3)

Relocation

1184

(1)

Tropea v. Tropea

1184

(5)

Notes and Questions

1189

(4)

Child Custody Jurisdiction

1193

(38)

Introduction

1193

(1)

Traditional Jurisdiction

1193

(2)

State Legislation

1195

(2)

Notes and Questions

1197

(2)

Matter of Custody of Ross

1199

(5)

Notes and Questions

1204

(1)

Greenlaw v. Smith

1205

(4)

Notes and Questions

1209

(3)

Federal Legislation

1212

(1)

Notes and Questions

1213

(1)

Atkins v. Atkins

1214

(3)

Notes and Questions

1217

(4)

International Law

1221

(1)

Feder v. Evans-Feder

1221

(7)

Notes and Questions

1228

(3)

Marital Contracts: Premarital and Separation Agreements

Introduction

1231

(3)

Breach of Promise-to-Marry Contracts and Premarital Gifts

1234

(8)

Brown v. Thomas

1234

(4)

Notes and Questions

1238

(4)

Premarital Agreements

1242

(21)

Introduction

1242

(1)

Traditional Premarital Agreements: Estate Planning

1243

(1)

In re Estate of Benker

1243

(3)

Notes and Questions

1246

(2)

Divorce Planning in Premarital Agreements

1248

(1)

Osborne v. Osborne

1248

(3)

Notes and Questions

1251

(1)

Waiver of Spousal Support

1252

(1)

Rider v. Rider

1252

(3)

Notes and Questions

1255

(1)

The Uniform Premarital Agreement Act

1256

(3)

Notes and Questions

1259

(4)

Separation or Property Settlement Agreements

1263

(20)

Introduction

1263

(1)

Necessary Elements for a Valid Separation Agreement

1264

(1)

Golder v. Golder

1264

(4)

Notes and Questions

1268

(2)

Subsequent Attack on a Separation Agreement Based Upon Nondisclosure of Marital Assets: Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Fraud

1270

(1)

Cerniglia v. Cerniglia

1271

(2)

Notes and Questions

1273

(3)

Drafting a Separation Agreement

1276

(1)

A Recommended Checklist Approach

1276

(5)

Separation Agreement Problem

1281

(2)

State Recognition of Religious Contracts

1283

(6)

Avitzur v. Avitzur

1284

(2)

Notes and Questions

1286

(3)

Tax Consequences and Bankruptcy

Introduction

1289

(1)

Tax Consequences of Marriage and Divorce

1289

(16)

Child and Spousal Support

1289

(1)

Roosevelt v. Commissioner

1289

(2)

Fosberg v. Commissioner

1291

(1)

Notes and Questions

1292

(6)

Tax Aspects of Property Division

1298

(1)

Arnes v. United States [Arnes I]

1298

(3)

Notes and Questions

1301

(4)

Bankruptcy and Divorce

1305

(6)

In re Osterberg

1305

(4)

In re Patterson

1309

(2)

Notes and Questions

1311

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