Parent-Partner Status for American Family Law

This book proposes a new 'parent-partner' legal status emphasizing obligations of parents to each other and to their children.

List of contents

1. The disconnect between the facts and the law; 2. The absence of the 'parent-partner' status; 3. The inadequacy of existing constructs; 4. Reform efforts: slowly moving forward; 5. The new status in theoretical perspective; 6. The benefits of the new status for children; 7. The benefits of the new status for the community; 8. Ambitions for the new status; 9. New non-monetary obligations; 10. A new relationship work obligation; 11. New obligations with financial implications; 12. Possible concerns about the status.

About the author

Merle H. Weiner is the Philip H. Knight Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law. In addition to authoring over twenty major law review articles, she is co-author of Family Law in the World Community, 3rd edition (2015), the first casebook for US law students on comparative and international family law.

Summary

This book argues that marriage and other legal structures governing parental relationships are outdated and unrepresentative of the reality of American parenting. It recommends the creation of a new 'parent-partner' legal status to encourage supportive partnerships and discourage reproduction among uncommitted couples.

Product details

• Authors: Merle H Weiner, Merle H. Weiner, Merle H. (University of Oregon School of L Weiner, Merle H. (University of Oregon School of Law) Weiner, Weiner Merle H.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.09.2015
• EAN: 9781107088085
• ISBN: 978-1-107-08808-5
• No. of pages: 660
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / Family Law / General, Family Law, United States of America, USA, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law