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Spousal Support

Understanding Spousal Support in U.S. Divorce Proceedings

Rules are often described as mechanisms of control, but in well-structured legal systems, they are instruments of fairness. Properly designed rules do not...

Property Division

Marital vs. Separate Property in American Family Law

Rules are often described as mechanisms of control, but in well-structured legal systems, they are instruments of fairness. Properly designed rules do not...

Property Division

Understanding Property Division in U.S. Divorce Cases

Rules are often described as mechanisms of control, but in well-structured legal systems, they are instruments of fairness. Properly designed rules do not...

Family Restructuring After SeparationParenting & Custody

Understanding Child Custody Decisions in U.S. Family Courts

Rules are often described as mechanisms of control, but in well-structured legal systems, they are instruments of fairness. Properly designed rules do not...

Parenting & Custody

Understanding Child Custody Decisions in U.S. Family Courts

Rules are often described as mechanisms of control, but in well-structured legal systems, they are instruments of fairness. Properly designed rules do not...

Family Restructuring After Separation

Precedent and the Continuity of American Law

Rules are often described as mechanisms of control, but in well-structured legal systems, they are instruments of fairness. Properly designed rules do not...

Family Restructuring After Separation

Judicial Transparency and the Stability of the U.S. Legal System

Rules are often described as mechanisms of control, but in well-structured legal systems, they are instruments of fairness. Properly designed rules do not...

Legal Fairness & Rules

How Structured Legal Reasoning Supports Lawliness in American Courts

One of the most important principles in American family law is the “best interests of the child.” Courts rely on this standard when...

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Lawliness

How Structured Legal Reasoning Supports Lawliness in American Courts

There is evidence that the food industry designs ultra-processed foods to be highly rewarding, to maximize craveability and to make us want more...