The Rights of Families: The Basic ACLU Guide to the Rights of Today's Family Members

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The legal rights of family members represents a revolution in family law as stepparents, foster parents, single parents, and surrogates, among others, challenge definitions of family and family rights. This uses question-and-answer format to explore the legal rights of various family members, examining the consequences of divorce and separation and considering how laws intervene to protect children and families. Essential to any understanding of family law applications.


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Family law has undergone a revolution over the last quarter of a century. Stepparents, adoptive parents, single parents, grandparents, and gay parents have come forward to challenge the traditional definition of a family based on blood ties alone. Divorce has lost its social stigma, leading to new laws concerning property division and alimony. And increased national attention has been focused on abuse and neglect of children in their homes, raising other important issues of family law. Using a simple question-and-answer format, The Rights of Families is designed to help readers understand family law today.


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