Family law and public policy
By: Laura M. Walker, J.D., Ph.D., George Mason University
Series: Aspen college series
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 550
ISBN-13: 9781454812562
Subjects: Domestic relations; Public policy (Law)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The public policy of marriage; title: The public policy of marital dissolution; title: Economic policies for adult partners; title: Economic policies for the support of children; title: Impact of custody decisions on the parent-child relationship; title: Legal protections for abused and neglected children; title: Legal issues in adoptive and surrogate parent-child relationships; title: Personal autonomy in the context of family law; title: Special protections for intimate partners; title: Constitutional and jurisdictional frameworks; title: Family law issues today; title: The formulation of public policy.