Putting Children''s Interests First in Us Family Law and Policy - With Power Comes Responsibility

Putting Children's Interests First in US Family Law and Policy details the rise of federal 'sexual expressionism' policy.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The rise of sexual expressionism; 2. Non-marital birth and child outcomes; 3. To treat the wounded or to prevent their birth: two federal responses; 4. An ethical and anthropological critique; 5. Conclusion and recommendations.

About the author

Helen M. Alvaré is Professor of Law at the Scalia Law School at George Mason University, Virginia, where she teaches family law. For over three decades she has practiced family law and constitutional law, and writes in both scholarly and popular venues about the welfare of women and children. She has been an ABC news consultant, a Time Magazine '40 Under 40', an advisor to the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development, and a delegate to United Nations' meetings on women. She received her J.D. from Cornell University, New York.

Summary

Putting Children's Interests First in US Family Law and Policy: With Power Comes Responsibility describes and critiques the federal policy of 'sexual expressionism', its costs to children, and insufficient federal attempts to ameliorate the situation of non-marital children, using detailed empirical and ethical analyses.

Product details

• Authors: Helen M. Alvare, Helen M. (George Mason University Alvare, Helen M Alvaré, Helen M. Alvaré
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781316629635
• ISBN: 978-1-316-62963-5
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Family Law / General, Sociology: family & relationships, Family Law, United States of America, USA, Sociology: sexual relations, Family Law: Marriage & Divorce, Family law: children, Family law: cohabitation