The Year 2019 in Review

Domestic Relations

Review of the Year 2018–2019 in Family Law: Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Issues Abound

Linda D. Elrod & Robert G. Spector

In 2019, many families crossed state or country boundaries, and a number of cases required applicable-law determinations and also resolution of jurisdictional questions, especially those raised by interpretation of uniform laws such as the UCCJEA.

Domestic Relations

Proceedings Under the Hague Child Abduction Convention: 2018–2019

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. Federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction to decide a request to return a child.

Domestic Relations

To Hear or Not to Hear: Reasoning of Judges Regarding the Hearing of the Child in International Child Abduction Proceedings

Tine Van Hof, Sara Lembrechts, Francesca Maoli, Giovanni Sciaccaluga, Thalia Kruger, Wouter Vandenhole, & Laura Carpaneto

This Article brings a large sample of empirical data gathered from 938 national cases and 62 transnational cases to the debate over why judges may refuse to hear a child in return proceedings and whether the results are consistent with States’ legal obligations.

Domestic Relations

Charts 2019: 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 2019 in Family Law: Case Digests

FLQ’s Case Digests summarize a broad range of important family law cases decided over the past year.

Domestic Relations

Annual Survey of Periodical Literature

Kendra Huard Fershee

This Survey provides a sampling of law review articles published in 2018 and 2019. 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 53 (Spring 2019—Winter 2020)

Index of authors and subjects from Volume 53.