Family Law Prof Blog
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Authored by Margaret Ryznar, Professor of Law at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Blog topics cover Abortion, Adoption, Alternative Reproduction, Annulment, Antenuptial (postnuptial) Contracts, Bankruptcy, Child Abuse, Custody (parenting plans), Divorce (grounds), Domestic Violence, Maintenance (alimony), Marriage (impediments), Property Division, and Termination of..
Family Law Prof Blog
14h ago
From Newsweek: There are officially a dozen states where child marriage has been banned. Virginia joined Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington on Monday night after Governor Glenn Youngkin signed House ..read more
Family Law Prof Blog
14h ago
From the Associated Press: The Arizona Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Tuesday to prepare to enforce a long-dormant law that bans nearly all abortions, drastically altering the legal landscape for terminating pregnancies in a state likely to have a key ..read more
Family Law Prof Blog
2d ago
Ending the week on a celebration! From Business Insider: A wedding day is always a special occasion, but for couples who got married during the total solar eclipse on April 8, the rare astronomical event added another level of excitement ..read more
Family Law Prof Blog
4d ago
From Newsweek: In several states, it is legal for a couple to get married with only one partner present at the ceremony, a practice known as proxy marriage. Proxy marriages are not very common in the United States, but they ..read more
Family Law Prof Blog
5d ago
The Arthur Gochman Child & Family Advocacy Fellowship June 2024 – June 2025 Children’s Rights honors the lived expertise of people impacted by the child welfare system and recognizes that they are best positioned to inform and lead system-level change ..read more
Family Law Prof Blog
6d ago
From ABA Journal: A lawyer and his wife were shot and killed during a deposition at the office of the Prince Law Group in Las Vegas on Monday. Police think that the suspect, identified in multiple reports as the opposing ..read more
Family Law Prof Blog
1w ago
Rachel F. Moran (Texas A&M) has recently posted to SSRN her article Personhood, Property, and Public Education: The Case of Plyler v. Doe, 123 Columbia Law Review (2023). Here is the abstract: Property law is having a moment, one that ..read more
Family Law Prof Blog
1w ago
Limited scope representation (also referred to as "unbundled legal services") allows attorneys to work with clients in a limited capacity, from representing a client for a hearing on a specific claim or drafting pleadings/proposed agreements. States are increasingly adopting rules ..read more
Family Law Prof Blog
1w ago
Akshat Agarwal (Yale Law School) has recently posted to SSRN their article, 'New Parents' and the Best Interests Principle. Here is their abstract: Parenthood law in the U.S. has traditionally been based on gestation, marital status, and biology. The best ..read more
Family Law Prof Blog
1w ago
From KX News: KX News recently talked about North Dakota’s updates to the adoption process, and now, we’re giving you a closer look at the changes they’re implementing. The Department of Health and Human Services says that in 2023, it ..read more