Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution.
0805859055 Handbook of divorce and relationship dissolution. Ed. by Mark A. Fine and John H. Harvey. Lawrence Erlbaum 2006 679 pages $75.00 Paperback HQ814 Leading scholars in multiple disciplines review the...

Multi-tiered marriage: ideas and influences from New York and Louisiana to the international community.
ABSTRACT This Article contends that society in the United States needs to hold a genuine discussion about alternatives to current conceptions of marriage and family law jurisdiction. Specifically, the Article suggests that the civil government should consider ceding some of its jurisdictional authority over marriage and divorce...

2 new laws help victims of domestic violence.
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - The governor on Wednesday signed into law a pair of domestic violence bills, one that creates new funding for a University of Oregon legal clinic and another that allows leave time for those who need legal help or other assistance....

The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations.
The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations by Jonathan W. Gould and David A. Martindale Guilford Press New York, 2007. 450 pp. DOI: 10.1037/1091-7527.26.1.106 Approximately 43% of first marriages end in divorce within 15 years, most having produced...

Covenant marriage: an achievable legal response to the inherent nature of marriage and its various goods.
INTRODUCTION The Code of Canon Law describes marriage as a covenant: "The marriage covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of their whole life, and which of its own very nature is ordered to the well-being of the spouses and to...

6-month wait for divorce a must, says HC.
Byline: Shibu Thomas MUMBAI: A quick divorce may not exactly be easy to obtain even if both the husband and wife are willing. In an important judgment, the Bombay High Court has held that the six month "waiting period" after filing for divorce by mutual consent under...

A marriage proposal: privatize it.
A fundamental problem with marriage is that it comes in only one size. As a legal relationship, matrimony is a monopoly product supplied by the government. s a personal relationship, however, the institution is one of unique, personal importance to those who partake of it; to some, it even...

Indian women who have daughters but no sons face an increased risk of marital dissolution.
In India, where sons have traditionally been strongly preferred to daughters, low-parity women with no sons have a significantly elevated risk of having their marriage dissolve. (1) Using data from the first two National Family Health Surveys, researchers found that the odds of marital dissolution are about 40% higher...

The indissolubility of marriage: reasons to reconsider.
MARITAL BREAKDOWN is a common experience in our culture but no less a tragedy for its frequency. The Catholic community by its teaching, preaching, and pastoral practice attempts to walk a fine line upholding the dignity and permanence of marriage while expressing understanding for, and care of, those who...

Forensic accounting in matrimonial divorce.
KF535 2004-021605 1-930217-12-9 Forensic accounting in matrimonial divorce. Title main entry. Ed. by James A. DiGabriele. R.T. Edwards, Inc., [c]2005 199 p. $59.00 Certified public accountants, certified divorce analysts, divorce financial planners, and...