Invitation to Family Law; Principles and Problems

• Covers issues surrounding racial and religious matching in child custody and adoption • Deals with family autonomy and the principle of privacy • Includes coverage of child abuse and neglect • Contains a comprehensive index Invitation to Family Law contains such materials as briefs, literary treatments of marriage, divorce, and parenting, and simulated case files from families involved in the social service system. This work reflects the contrasting backgrounds and interests of the authors including constitutional theory, moral philosophy, and the literary tradition of law, community and family. It also presents law and economics, feminist theory and application of legal theory to many practical family law problems. You’ll see the authors’ common fascination with history, concern with fairness (and fair treatment of the issues), and genuine love of the subject that motivated this work.