Family Law

Parental Responsibility and the Duty to Consult

by Gary Potter

Potter, G and Williams, C (2005) ‘Parental Responsibility and the Duty to Consult’ Child and Family Law Quarterly Vol. 17 Is. 2 pp. 207-229.

Fairness in Ancillary Relief

by Gary Potter

Williams, C and Potter, G (2007) ‘Fairness in Ancillary Relief’ Web Journal of Current Legal Issues [2007] 1.

Cohabitation and intestacy: public opinion and law reform

by Gary Potter

Williams, C, Potter, G and Douglas, G (2008) ‘Cohabitation and intestacy: public opinion and law reform’ Child and Family Law Quarterly [2008] 499.

Engineering love

by Brian Earp

Savulescu, J. and Sandberg, A. (2012). Love machine: Engineering lifelong romance. New Scientist, 2864, 28-29.

Essay partially adapted from Earp, B. D., Sandberg, A., and Savulescu, J. (2012). Natural selection, childrearing, and the ethics of marriage (and divorce): Building a case for the neuroenhancement of human relationships. Philosophy & Technology, forthcoming [see "profile" box in article].

Available at the New Scientist website: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428646.200-love-machine-engineering-lifelong-romance.html

New Scientist BIG IDEA section, May 2012.

With break-up and divorce a major part of modern life, it looks... more New Scientist BIG IDEA section, May 2012.

With break-up and divorce a major part of modern life, it looks like we may be outliving our inborn capacity to love. But there could be a way to outwit evolution and make love last.

Also available at New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428646.200-love-machine-engineering-lifelong-romance.html.

La question du «choix» dans la décision de se marier ou non au Québec

by Hélène Belleau

Belleau, H. et P. Cornut-St-Pierre (2011), Lien social et politiques, no. 66, p.65-89.

R É S U M É | A B S T R AC T

In the debate over whether or not legislation is needed to regulate... more R É S U M É | A B S T R AC T

In the debate over whether or not legislation is needed to regulate common-law marriage, Quebec lawmakers have so far maintained that it is important to preserve the free choice of individuals who wish to live together outside the institution of
marriage. This position rests on four premises regarding the “choice” that couples make when they decide to marry or not – premises that are not based on any empirical findings. Taking into consideration the views of couples on married life
and applying concepts from the sociology of law such as internormativity, legal consciousness and efficacy of legislation, this paper shows that the decision to marry or not is in fact founded on reasons and norms that often have no legal basis,
and that the reference to “common-law” status in social and tax legislation perpetuates the widespread but mistaken belief that couples in common-law relationships, after living together for a few years or having a child together, enjoy a status or protection equivalent to that of married couples.

Dans le débat sur la pertinence d’un encadrement légal de l’union libre, le législateur québécois a jusqu’à maintenant soutenu l’importance de préserver le libre choix des individus qui souhaitent vivre en dehors des cadres du mariage. Un tel argument repose sur quatre postulats quant au « choix » que font les couples lorsqu’ils prennent la décision de se marier ou non, postulats qui ne sont étayés par aucune étude empirique. En tenant compte du point de vue des couples sur la vie conjugale et à l’aide de notions de sociologie du droit telles l’internormativité, la conscience du droit et l’effectivité des lois, l’article montre que la décision des couples de se marier ou non repose en fait sur des motifs et des normes qui n’ont souvent rien de juridique, et que l’imposition d’un statut de « conjoint de fait » par les lois sociales et fiscales entretient la perception répandue mais erronée selon laquelle les conjoints de fait jouiraient, après quelques années de vie commune ou la naissance d’un enfant, d’un statut et d’une protection équivalents à ceux des couples mariés.

FELIU, L. "Feminism, Gender Inequality and the Reform of the Mudawana in Morocco", The Scientific Journal of Humanistic Studies, Year 4, no. 6, March 2012, pp. 101-111.

by Laura Feliu i Martinez

During the last decades, Moroccan women have turned into important agents of change in front of a situation of... more During the last decades, Moroccan women have turned into important agents of change in front of a situation of discrimination and social injustice. The analysis of the struggle focused on the legislative reform of the Mudawana shows: First, the representatives of the Moroccan feminism choose to accept a series of traditional values and cultural identities as a legitimate frame of reference, specially the one referent to the Islamic frame. Second, the division between secular or Islamic feminism does not endure a rigid differentiation between an emancipatory program and a continuism in "tradition". Third, the question of the reform of the Mudawana has been highly politicized both by the State agents and by all kinds of political and social movements. And finally, the struggle for the emancipation of women cannot dissociate from the general struggle for democratization in politics and in the set of society.

Trattamento dei dati personali e diritto a conoscere le proprie origini: due recenti provvedimenti del Garante della «Privacy»

by Maurizio Di Masi

published in Rivista critica del diritto privato, n. 1/2011

SOMMARIO: 1. Protezione dei dati personali v. identità personale? – 2. Alla ricerca della ratio dell’art. 27 l. adoz.... more SOMMARIO: 1. Protezione dei dati personali v. identità personale? – 2. Alla ricerca della ratio dell’art. 27 l. adoz. – 3. Condizioni e limiti della conoscenza delle proprie origini nel nuovo art. 28 l. adoz. – 4. Conoscenza delle ‘radici’ rispetto ai ‘non adottati’: asimmetrie fraterne… – 5. Ricerca tramite i mass media: rapporto tra diritto di cronaca e diritto alla conoscenza delle origini. – 6. Note conclusive.

PAROLES MENAÇANTES, GESTES INFAMANTS ET MOTS INTERDITS Autour de l’insulte dans le monde grec archaïque et classique Colloque international organisé par Vincent Azoulay & Aurélie Damet 30 et 31 mars 2012 - Salle Vasari, 2 rue Vivienne, 75002

by Aurélie Damet

Parenting Coordination: Resolving High Conflict Disputes in the USA

by Sherrill Hayes

Research has demonstrated the significant negative impact of ongoing inter-parental conflict on children. In addition... more Research has demonstrated the significant negative impact of ongoing inter-parental conflict on children. In addition to the
harm they may be causing their children, ‘high conflict’ separated and divorced parents have frustrated attorneys and created additional workloads for the courts. In reaction to these issues, courts and state legislatures have often turned to third-party, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes such as mediation, arbitration, and parent education for solutions. A recent addition to the ADR spectrum is parenting coordination (PC). Although this practice has been known by different names in different states,all of these designations essentially refer to a consistent idea of a child-focused ADR process in which a mental health or legal professional with mediation training and experience assists high conflict families to implement their custody order.

Dragiewicz, M. & Barkwell, C. (in press ). Luke’s Place: An innovative program for assisting abused mothers post-separation. In M. Hannah and B. Goldstein (Eds.) Domestic violence, abuse, and child custody: Legal strategies and policy issues: Vol. II. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.

by Molly Dragiewicz

Luke’s Place Support and Resource Centre for Women and Children (Luke’s Place) is an organization that was created to... more Luke’s Place Support and Resource Centre for Women and Children (Luke’s Place) is an organization that was created to address the unmet needs of abused mothers following separation. It is unique in Canada and we know of no similar organization in the United States. This chapter will introduce readers to Luke’s Place in order to share a much needed and innovative model for assisting survivors of violence and their children in negotiating family law processes.

Divorce in Malta - a student analysis

by Anthea Turner

An article published in 'Insiter' - A University of Malta student-run newspaper, November 2012 issue.

Through this paper I shall analyse the recent amendments to the Civil Code (Chapter 16 of the laws of Malta) and the... more Through this paper I shall analyse the recent amendments to the Civil Code (Chapter 16 of the laws of Malta) and the newly implemented provisions which have introduced divorce in the local jurisdiction. I shall also discuss any possible outcomes of the introduction of divorce within the Maltese legal scenario.

Community based divorce education programmes: Short-term and longer-term impacts

by Sherrill Hayes

co-author Lori Pelletier

Evaluation of a community-based parenting education program for parents in conflict over child custody and visitation.... more Evaluation of a community-based parenting education program for parents in conflict over child custody and visitation. The evaluation shows the positive short and longer term impacts of this program on parenting attitudes and behaviors and situates it in similar programs across North America.

Understanding Conflict Resolution from the Inside Out OR Why 800 Pound Gorillas Aren’t Great Mediators

by Sherrill Hayes

Imagine you are a party to mediation and you arrive at your mediation session only to be faced with an 800 pound... more Imagine you are a party to mediation and you arrive at your mediation session only to be faced with an 800 pound gorilla, in a suit of course, who will be your mediator so you ask yourself,
“Can a gorilla be a mediator?” This article examines the philosophical and theoretical foundations of human conflict, reviews some of the thinking about mediation in the last 30 years, and introduces the author's "critical incident and intervention approach" to working with conflict.

Which Ties Bind? Kinship, Custody and the Dissolution of 'Interracial'Relationships

by Nisha Nath

Levelling the Prenuptial Playing Field: Is Independent Legal Advice the Answer? [2011] 4 IFL 327-331

by Sharon Thompson

published in International Family Law, Issue 4 (November 2011)

Review of International Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements (eds.) David Salter, Charlotte Butruille-Cardew and Stephen Grant, (2011) 23(3) Child and Family Law Quarterly 423-427.

by Sharon Thompson

published in Child and Family Law Quarterly

“‘A Sudden and Terrible Revelation’: Motherhood and Infant Mortality in France, 1858-1874,” Journal of Family History 21:4 (October, 1996), pp. 419-445.

by Joshua Cole

'Marriage, Civil Partnership and the Prohibited Degrees of Relationship'

by John Mee

(2009) 27 Irish Law Times 259-264

This paper points out a specific difficulty with the Irish Civil Partnership Bill 2009. This relates to the fact that... more This paper points out a specific difficulty with the Irish Civil Partnership Bill 2009. This relates to the fact that the rules for the recognition of foreign relationships, as set out in the Bill, require that the foreign jurisdiction have the same rules in terms of prohibited relationships. Since, in fact, there is some variation across jurisdictions on this matter, a serious problem would arise whereby, for example, it would not be possible to recognise civil partnerships even from the United Kingdom. [Following the publication of the article, this issue has been addressed in the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010. However, the more general discussion in the article of the range of prohibited relationships in relation to marriage and civil partnership in Ireland remains relevant].

Breves observaciones acerca de la guarda de hecho, en el Derecho común y los Derechos catalán y aragonés

by Francisco Javier Jiménez Muñoz

Una revisitación, ante las situaciones de necesidad de los niños, de una institución ya centenaria: la obligación de alimentos

by Francisco Javier Jiménez Muñoz