The Year 2018 in Review

Domestic Relations

Review of the Year 2017–2018 in Family Law: Courts Tackle Immigration, Jurisdiction, and the Usual Family Law Disputes

Linda D. Elrod & Robert G. Spector

In the 2017–18 reporting year, Congress was relatively quiet in the area of family law. Federal courts were as well, although abortion, immigration, and ICWA cases stood out. States, however, continued to hear a seemingly increasing volume of cases and a more pronounced attention to jurisdictional issues.

Domestic Relations

Proceedings Under the Hague Child Abduction Convention: 2017–2018

Robert G. Spector

Most U.S. international family law litigation involves the Hague Child Abduction Convention and its implementing legislation, the International Child Abduction Remedies Act. It is probably the most litigated treaty in history. The number of cases this past year was particularly large.

Family

Charts 2018: Family Law in the Fifty States, D.C., and Puerto Rico [PDF Download]

FLQ’s annual summary of changes in family law are presented in six charts: Alimony/Spousal Support Factors, Custody Criteria, Child Support Guidelines, Grounds for Divorce and Residence Requirements, Property Division, and Third-Party Visitation.

Domestic Relations

Review of the Year 2017–2018 in Family Law: Case Digests

A roundup of recent, important family law cases.

Domestic Relations

Annual Survey of Periodical Literature

Kendra Huard Fershee

This Survey provides a sampling of law review articles published in 2017 and 2018. It highlights the variety and depth of family law research produced during this period and calls attention to currently debated hot topics.

Domestic Relations

Family Law Quarterly: Index to Volume 52 (Spring 2018—Winter 2019)

Index of Volume 52, sorted by authors and titles.