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FamilyLawProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comCenter for Reproductive Rights & Columbia Law School Seeking Academic Fellowtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168ebc3b690970c2012-05-25T06:17:00-04:002012-05-25T10:17:00Z2012-05-25T10:17:00ZThe Center for Reproductive Rights is thrilled to announce an academic fellowship opportunity for recent law school graduates who are interested in careers in law teaching. The CRR-CLS Fellowship is a two-year, post-graduate fellowship offered by the Center for Reproductive...Family LawCurrent AffairsA Heartwarming Adoption Story...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168ea92b05e970c2012-05-24T16:23:00-04:002012-05-24T20:23:00Z2012-05-24T20:23:00Z...recently ran in the Baltimore Sun. Read it here. MRFamily LawAdoptionTait: "A Tale of Three Families: Historical Households, Earned Belonging, and Natural Connections"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168ebbd295e970c2012-05-23T22:23:41-04:002012-05-24T02:23:41Z2012-05-24T02:23:41ZAllison Anna Tait (Gender Equity and Policy Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Women Faculty Forum) has posted A Tale of Three Families: Historical Households, Earned Belonging, and Natural Connections, 63 Hastings Law Journal (2012), on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Cases targeting...Family LawScholarship, Family LawSeparation & Divorce Statisticstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0167667cf637970b2012-05-23T04:00:00-04:002012-05-23T08:00:00Z2012-05-23T08:00:00ZFrom USA Today: SAN FRANCISCO — About 79% of married couples who separate end up getting divorced, suggest new estimates of the incidence and length of separations. "Separation is very common and is more common than immediate divorce," said researcher...Family LawDivorce (grounds)Do-It-Yourself Divorcestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e99aa33c970c2012-05-22T04:22:00-04:002012-05-22T08:22:00Z2012-05-22T08:22:00ZFrom PR Web: The do-it-yourself divorce trend shows no sign of slowing, and that is probably good news for everyone except divorce lawyers. According to statistics released today by online divorce provider DivorceToday.com, during the first quarter of 2012, a...Family LawCurrent AffairsPublic Breastfeeding Lawstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016305892c75970d2012-05-21T07:17:00-04:002012-05-21T11:17:00Z2012-05-21T11:17:00ZFrom Reuters: The latest Time Magazine cover is stirring up some controversy over breastfeeding. While it's a practice that has gone on for ages, it hasn't always been on the right side of the law. ... Public breastfeeding and public...Family LawCurrent AffairsWomen in the Top 1%tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016304b2b9b5970d2012-05-19T03:08:00-04:002012-05-19T07:08:00Z2012-05-19T07:08:00ZFrom CNN Money: So what is behind the income gains of the 1%? Let's start with the global and technological changes that pump up the salaries of superstars in a range of professions: Call it the Yo-Yo Ma effect. In...Family LawCurrent AffairsComedic Take on Gendered Advertisementstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168eb9a0cbb970c2012-05-18T23:15:37-04:002012-05-19T03:15:37Z2012-05-19T03:15:37ZFamily LawOn Sex and Reproductive Rightstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168eb98c382970c2012-05-18T16:53:21-04:002012-05-18T20:53:21Z2012-05-18T20:53:21ZLaw Professor Beth Burkstrand-Reid (University of Nebraska College of Law) has recently published an editorial in the Huff Post: Sure, the recent barrage of legal attacks on women's reproductive rights signifies a war on women. Women's ability to control their...Family LawCurrent AffairsChemical-Endangerment Prosecutions of New Motherstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016765b3f408970b2012-05-18T04:05:00-04:002012-05-18T08:05:00Z2012-05-18T08:05:00ZFrom the NYT: There have been approximately 60 chemical-endangerment prosecutions of new mothers in Alabama since 2006, the year the statute was enacted. Originally created to protect children from potentially explosive meth labs, Alabama’s chemical-endangerment law prohibits a “responsible person”...Family LawCurrent AffairsAL Divorce Billtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168ea83efc8970c2012-05-17T04:26:00-04:002012-05-17T08:26:00Z2012-05-17T08:26:00ZFrom waaytv.com: HUNTSVILLE, AL - Over the past two decades, divorce rates around the country have skyrocketed. Alabama is no exception to the trend. In fact, the state ranks sixth in the nation for the highest rate of divorce. With...Family LawCurrent AffairsGenetic Scars from Child Mistreatmenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016766845454970b2012-05-16T16:19:00-04:002012-05-16T20:19:00Z2012-05-16T20:19:00ZFrom the Wall Street Journal: Being maltreated as a child can perhaps affect you for life. It now seems the harm might reach into your very DNA. Two recently published studies found evidence of changes to the genetic material in...Family LawCurrent AffairsOn Marriagetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01630597508e970d2012-05-16T15:25:11-04:002012-05-16T19:25:11Z2012-05-16T19:25:11ZThe Huff Post recently ran an editorial on marriage by two law professors: President Obama’s strong support for same-sex marriage is strong support for the institution of marriage itself. It's a vital step toward a revitalized institution better equipped to...Family LawCurrent AffairsWould-Be Grandparents Taking Matters Into Own Handstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168eb7e8529970c2012-05-16T08:10:00-04:002012-05-16T12:10:00Z2012-05-16T12:10:00ZFrom the NYT: “I see these patients come in, and they’re with two elderly people, and I’m like, ‘What the hey?’ ” Dr. Schoolcraft said. The gray-haired entourages, it turns out, are the parents, tagging along to lend support —...Family LawCurrent AffairsGuest Post by Jennifer Smith: Dividing Up Debttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01630590985d970d2012-05-15T16:37:23-04:002012-05-15T21:42:15Z2012-05-15T20:37:23ZDividing Up Debt There is nothing simple or easy about divorce. In addition to coping the emotional distress associated with the end of a marriage, you also must contend with dividing up your marital assets as well as your marital...Family LawCurrent AffairsViolence Against Women Acttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168eb8617d2970c2012-05-15T16:18:11-04:002012-05-15T20:18:11Z2012-05-15T20:18:11ZFrom the New York Times, an editorial: In an all-too-rare show of bipartisanship, 15 Senate Republicans joined with the Democratic majority last month to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, the landmark 1994 law that is key to efforts against...Family LawCurrent AffairsWidiss: "Changing the Marriage Equation"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168eb7e7a0a970c2012-05-15T04:54:00-04:002012-05-15T08:54:00Z2012-05-15T08:54:00ZDeborah A. Widiss (Indiana University Maurer School of Law) has recently posted Changing the Marriage Equation, 89 Washington University Law Review 721 (2012) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article brings together legal, historical, and social science research to...Family LawScholarship, Family LawModern Dadstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168eb7c097d970c2012-05-14T00:02:53-04:002012-05-14T04:02:53Z2012-05-14T04:02:53ZFrom the WSJ: Whether it is because today's men were raised amid the women's movement of the 1970s, or because they themselves experienced the costs of that era's absent fathers, there is little question that the age of dads as...Family LawCurrent AffairsHappy Mother's Day!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0167666f1780970b2012-05-13T05:19:00-04:002012-05-13T09:19:00Z2012-05-13T09:19:00ZFamily LawCurrent AffairsReviews of Books Dealing with Motherhood...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0167666f1adb970b2012-05-12T05:25:00-04:002012-05-12T09:25:00Z2012-05-12T09:25:00Z... are found in the New York Times here. MR Hat Tip: Naomi CahnFamily LawScholarship, Family Law