Dear Reader,
As this tumultuous year comes to an end I am reminded that life presses on, whether we’ve experienced joy, pain, loss of a loved one—or all three.
Thank you for the privilege of letting me send you my family law/psychology emails this past year.
Child Custody Disputes and Children’s Gender Identity
Marie-Amelie George (Wake Forest) has recently posted to SSRN her new article Exploring Identity, 54 Fam. L. Q. __ (2021 Forthcoming).
Here is the abstract:
Custody disputes between parents who disagree as to how to address their child’s gender identity have become the newest battleground in the...
Living Together BUT NOT Married in the United States
Naomi Cahn (UVA) & Barbara Atwood (Arizona) have recently posted to SSRN their article Nonmarital Cohabitants: The US Approach, Houston Journal of International Law.
Here is the abstract:
This article reviews the legal status of nonmarital cohabitation in the United States. The recognition of cohabitants’ claims in...
U.K. Rabbinic Courts: New Anti-Domestic Abuse Law
From Haaretz: The passage of a new law effectively criminalizing Orthodox men’s refusal to grant their wives a religious divorce has polarized the British Jewish community, pitting women’s advocates against a religious court system which claims that the legislation has inadvertently complicated efforts to free women trapped in broken marriages.