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FamilyLawProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comSedillo Lopez: "A Medical/Legal Teaching and Assessment Collaboration on Domestic Violence: Assessment Using Standardized Patients/Standardized Clients"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a686b93b970c2009-11-09T12:40:00-05:002009-11-09T17:40:00Z2009-11-09T17:40:00ZAntoinette Sedillo Lopez (University of New Mexico School of Law) has posted A Medical/Legal Teaching and Assessment Collaboration on Domestic Violence: Assessment Using Standardized Patients/Standardized Clients, 14 International Journal of Clinical Legal Education 61 (2009), on SSRN. Here is the...Family LawDomestic ViolenceBalding: "On Sex Selective Abortion"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a69b6299970c2009-11-07T15:18:00-05:002009-11-07T20:18:00Z2009-11-07T20:18:00ZChristopher Balding (University of California Irvine) has posted On Sex Selective Abortion on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Abortion is a sensitive issue around the world. Acting as a clear dividing line in American politics, countries around the world treat...Family LawAbortionWilliams: "Sticky Expectations: Responses to Persistent Over-Optimism in Marriage, Employment Contracts, and Credit Card Use"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a62eae94970b2009-11-06T12:30:00-05:002009-11-06T17:30:00Z2009-11-06T17:30:00ZSean Williams (University of Texas School of Law) has posted Sticky Expectations: Responses to Persistent Over-Optimism in Marriage, Employment Contracts, and Credit Card Use, 84 Notre Dame L. Rev. 733 (2009), on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Most people underestimate...Family LawNovember is National Adoption Awareness Monthtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a69b5b5d970c2009-11-06T11:07:00-05:002009-11-06T16:07:00Z2009-11-06T16:07:00ZRead about this year's theme here or visit this site for ideas on what you can do to help. ACFamily LawAdoptionNew Statistics on Teen Parentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a645de37970b2009-11-05T16:00:00-05:002009-11-05T21:00:00Z2009-11-05T21:00:00ZContrary to popular belief, A new look at the characteristics of teen parents finds that most aren't from single-parent households nor are they from households in poverty, according to a data analysis released Tuesday. The study by the nonprofit Child...Family LawLitigation Funds Fueling Divorce Litigation in Australiatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6892007970c2009-11-05T12:30:00-05:002009-11-05T17:30:00Z2009-11-05T17:30:00ZDuring a divorce in the United States, a party might have to pay attorneys fees for the other, often nonworking, spouse. However, one Australian article notes that wives challenging property division upon divorce are increasingly utilizing litigation funding—money fronted by...Family LawAttorneysMerrily We Roll Alongtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a65540ae970b2009-11-04T23:46:30-05:002009-11-05T04:47:34Z2009-11-05T04:46:30ZWhile not strictly related to family law (although arguably so by virtue of illustrating life without familial and friend support), opening night was very enjoyable at the Georgetown Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along...Family LawCurrent AffairsProposed Changes to Alimony Legislationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64bf5b6970b2009-11-04T15:15:00-05:002009-11-04T20:15:00Z2009-11-04T20:15:00ZThe Wall Street Journal reports on political pressure building in some states to limit alimony in various ways, all getting at the core debate over the purpose of long-term alimony these days. The report mentions legislation being introduced in Massachusetts,...Family LawMaintenance (alimony) Alstott: "Private Tragedies? Family Law as Social Insurance"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a668c5f7970c2009-11-04T12:30:00-05:002009-11-04T17:30:00Z2009-11-04T17:30:00ZAnne L. Alstott (Harvard Law School) has posted Private Tragedies? Family Law as Social Insurance, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 09-64, on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Family law is full of private tragedy. Case after case pits one...Family LawCampbell: "Exploring Judicial Appreciations of Parental Addiction in Child Custody and Access Decisions: Quebec as a Case Study"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6769cb1970c2009-11-03T16:15:00-05:002009-11-03T21:15:00Z2009-11-03T21:15:00ZAngela Campbell (McGill University) has posted Exploring Judicial Appreciations of Parental Addiction in Child Custody and Access Decisions: Quebec as a Case Study, Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues (forthcoming), on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In all decisions...Family LawCustody (parenting plans)Conference on families, fundamentalism, & the First Amendment in November at William & Mary Law Schooltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a615a215970b2009-11-03T09:00:00-05:002009-11-03T14:00:00Z2009-11-03T14:00:00Z(Williamsburg, VA) - The Institute of Bill of Rights Law at William & Mary Law School will bring together scholars with expertise in the First Amendment; family and juvenile law; and law, religion, and culture at a conference, Nov. 6...Family LawThe best laid plans of mice and men...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64c887e970b2009-11-02T19:11:22-05:002009-11-03T00:13:34Z2009-11-03T00:11:22ZA New York church made famous by Irving's headless horseman tales recently refused to perform a couple's desired Halloween wedding ceremony, which included a black dress costume for the bride and theme music from "The Addams Family" and "The Munsters."...Family LawMarriage (impediments)Adoption Agency Director Guilty of Grand Thefttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6273037970b2009-11-02T16:30:00-05:002009-11-02T21:30:00Z2009-11-02T21:30:00ZThe former director of a Florida adoption agency pleaded guilty to first degree grand theft for bilking prospective adoptive parents out of more than $178,000. According to the investigation conducted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, [Debra] West and...Family LawAdoptionLost Embryos in Lousianatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a632290c970b2009-11-02T12:30:00-05:002009-11-02T17:30:00Z2009-11-02T17:30:00ZIn continuing news of fertility clinic disasters, NPR reports that litigation proceeds in New Orleans against a fertility clinic that lost dozens’ of couples embryos due to mislabeling. It is not clear what exactly happened to the embryos—some affected couples...Family LawAlternative ReproductionKindregan: "Considering Mom: Maternity and the Model Act Governing Assisted Reproductive Technology "tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a611ccef970b2009-11-01T09:45:00-05:002009-11-01T14:45:00Z2009-11-01T14:45:00ZCharles P. Kindregan, Jr. (Suffolk University Law School) has posted Considering Mom: Maternity and the Model Act Governing Assisted Reproductive Technology, 17 Am. U. J. Gender Soc. Pol'y & L. 601 (2009), on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The traditional...Family LawAlternative ReproductionHappy Halloween!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a67396af970c2009-10-31T09:00:00-04:002009-10-31T13:00:00Z2009-10-31T13:00:00ZMRFamily LawObesity as a Basis for Losing Custodytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a690f5c3970c2009-10-30T15:15:00-04:002009-10-30T19:15:00Z2009-10-30T19:15:00ZA recent case out of the U.K. has brought renewed attention to the issue of whether morbid obesity in children is a sign of abuse and neglect, such that the parents of those children should lose custody. The latest case...Family LawCustody (parenting plans)Suicide Tourism Under Threat in Switzerlandtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a63b7ab6970b2009-10-30T08:00:00-04:002009-10-30T12:00:00Z2009-10-30T12:00:00ZTimesOnline reports that two draft Bills will be offered for public debate in Switzerland to tighten regulation of euthanasia clinics in Switzerland. Dignitas and Exit, two of the most prominent Swiss euthanasia clinics spurring Europeans to engage in suicide tourism,...Family LawCurrent AffairsNew Issue of Family Law Quarterly Addresses International Enforcement of Child Supporttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a638f0cf970b2009-10-29T18:27:12-04:002009-10-29T22:27:20Z2009-10-29T22:27:12ZVolume 43, number 1 of the Family Law Quarterly contains an article summarizing the 2008 suggested amendments to UIFSA (the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act), as well as a number of articles about international child support enforcement. To look at...Family LawABA Family Law Section to Offer the Trial Advocay Institute in May 2010tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a638cb32970b2009-10-29T18:14:58-04:002009-10-29T22:15:49Z2009-10-29T22:14:58ZFor some time the ABA Family Law Section has offered a Trial Advocacy Institute for lawyers with some experince who want to become better trial lawyers. During this intensive week-long experience students are tutored by some of the best family...Family Law