From The Cleveland Scene: A bill under consideration in the Ohio Legislature this past August, that would ensure relationship status doesn't limit a sexual assault victim's ability to speak out against their abuser remains in limbo.
Under current law, certain sex crimes exempt people who...
From Above the Law: In a momentous first for the state the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (RVRS) issued its first three-parent birth certificate. Though this is the first time RVRS issued this certificate, Massachusetts courts have long been legally recognizing three-parent family structures through adoption.
The issuance...
From The National Law Review: Alimony in New Jersey is subject to modification, suspension or even termination if an alimony payor can show that their former spouse is cohabitating.
Some cohabitating former spouses delay or forego marriage by design, knowing that their alimony will cease if they take the next...
Jeffrey A. Parness (NIU) has recently posted to SSRN his paper The Constitutional Limits on Custodial and Support Parentage by Consent, 56 Idaho L. Rev. 422 (2020). Here is the abstract:
Prompted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws through its Uniform Parentage Acts, and by the...