Vol. 54, No. 2: Recent Developments in Family Law

     

    Domestic Relations

    Introduction to Family Law Quarterly, Volume 54, Number 2

    J. Thomas Oldham

    This issue’s articles focus on the new Restatement of Children and the Law, the 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Hague Child Abduction Convention, and varying state approaches to child support when parents share parenting time.

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    Domestic Relations

    The New Restatement of Children and the Law: Legal Childhood in the Twenty-First Century

    Clare Huntington & Elizabeth S. Scott

    Since the 1960s, the law regulating children has become increasingly complex and uncertain. In response, in 2015, the American Law Institute launched a new, comprehensive Restatement of Children and the Law. This project, which is ongoing, is organized into four parts: Children in Families, Children in Schools, Children in the Justice System, and Children in Society.

    Domestic Relations

    The Relationship Between Child Support and Parenting Time [PDF Download]

    J. Thomas Oldham & Jane Venohr

    Decades ago, an obligor parent rarely had access to his child more than every other weekend and holiday and for about three weeks in summer. Times have changed, however. This article discusses approaches to child support calculation when the lesser-time parent has a higher income than the other parent but has substantial access, when both parents have equal joint physical custody, and when the greater-time parent has a higher income than the other parent.