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FamilylawNotes1
Week1-CLASS1FAMILYLAW07/Jan/2008
FAMILYLAW=RELATIONSHIPS
4typesofdomesticrelationship
4typesofdomesticpower
Federalgovernment–someconstitutionalpowers:
-FederalgovernmentremainpoweroffamilyinthepowerofState
Differenttypesofdomesticarrangementintodispute
READINGMARTIRIAL(P3)
*MarthaMinow
FACTS:
Alisonlookedafteradaughter
AlisonseekforaVisitationright–CONTACT
StatuteofNewYork-ANYONEcanseekavisitationright–PARENTS
ISSUE)WasAlisonaparentofchild?
NO:
JudgelookedattheStatute/definitionofparentsthat
parentsarebiologicalparentsofchildorformallyadoptedparentsfromagency
Marthabroughtthecase.
Whatdidsheargue–parentsshouldbegivenabroaderstatutoryinterpretation
Parentsshouldbeconsideredtoincludesomebodywhoactslikeaparents
Alisonhadbeenlookingafterthechildsinebirth,supportedfinancially
Cf)P6.Refercase)*Braschiv.StahlAssociates[Nothingtodoaboutchildrenbutaboutproperty]
Aboutrentcontrolledapartment
Landlorddidn’thavecontroloverthemanagementofapartment.
ISSUE)whetherthedeceasedbfcouldbelivinginthisapartment
Survivingbf,amemberofsurvivingbfofdeceasedparent
TOGETHERNESS!
!
!
Survivingbfwasconsideredas,living,
Martha’scasewasnothingtodopropertybutDidMarthasucceeded?
WhatdidtheCourtofAppealsay–NO
PARENTSISPARENTS…ASPERLEGALDICTIONALYBIOLOGICALPARENTSORADOPTEDPARENTS.WHAT’SGOODFORTHECHILD
CourtdecidedthatAlisondidn’thavethestanding.
Cf)abiologicalparentswhoneversawthechildrenwouldhavethestanding?
=YES
Couldshehaveadoptedachild?
DependsuponalawofadoptioninNewYork
AlotofAmericanLawssaythatadoptionisforheterosexualcouple
Itwould’vebeenplayeddifferentlyinAustraliaifacaselikethisbroughtbeforethecourt
AUSTRALIA
Secondpartofarticle)includesMartha’sdoubtover“FUCTIONALDEFINITION“
Worryaboutthefunctionalargument–thatisinterpretingfamilylaw
Thiswayofinterpretationcouldcaseproblems
PROBLEMS:
Canbesubjective
Outcomecanbedependonthesubjectiveopinionofcourt
Legalrights,reasonabilityterms
Functionaldefinitioncanbemessyanddifficultforsomeone
Greencard:
Peoplebehave/actandlookinglikeheterosexualcoupleinordertoacquiregreencard,inrelationtoimmigration,socialsecurity
PROBLEM)whataboutgovernmenttryingtogetintheway,onthebasisofthisfunctionalreality
Governmentusingthistypesofdefinitiontoimposetheorder,imposingobligation
Ex)lawsinVirginia,Wisconsin,California,-referscriminalactivities
oHOWSHOULDAPARTICULARDOMESTICRELATIONSHIPTODEFINEANDREFER
oALAWOFVISITATIONRIGHT
oSTANDINGARGUMENTFORVISITINGCHILDREN
HandoutArticle1)“WHOSECHILDISITANYWAY?
Grandparentsvisitationright
AccordingtoWashingtonstatue-morewidelydraftedthatNYstatue
Thereismoreinvolvement
FamilylawisverymuchaStateissue
WhenbringacaseoffamilylawtotheSupremeCourt–casemusthavesomenationalsignificance/constitutionalissue!
!
Whatconstitutionalissueisinvolvedhereinthecase?
IssueabutFamilyprivacyinraisingchildrenandinterruptionofgovernment
CourtruledthatFamilyprivacyshouldbeprotected,andshouldallowabiologicalparentstoraisetheirchildrenwithoutinterference
Australia…inrelationtoVISITATIONRIGHT,noconstitutionalissueinAustralia,THEREFORE,
CaseofAlison(US)couldhavegottenavisitationalrightifitwasinAustralia
S65CoftheFamilyLawAct1975(Cth)
AllaboutSTANDING
Morebroader
S65Cwhomayapplyforaparentingorder
Aparentingorderinrelationtoachildmaybeappliedforby:
(a)Eitherorbothofthechild’sparents;or
(b)Thechild;or
(ba)agrandparentofthechild;or
(c)Anyotherpersonconcernedwiththecare,welfareordevelopmentofthechild
Q)Howshoulddifferenttypesofdomesticrelationshipsbeconsideredinlegalterms?
Eitherunderthecurrentlaworhypothetical/theoreticallaw
HISTORICALCONTEXTofFAMILYLAW
1.Pre-1850UK
Familylawatthistime:
CHURCHLAW–notdealtbyStatebutdealtwithCHURCHCOURT.theyhadaownpractitionerandownjudge
Questionsaboutmarriageandrightsof/spouse–doctrinesoffamilylawbyChurch
It’snotpossibletogetadivorce.SimplenotallowedtogetapermissionforadivorcefromChurch
Onewaytogetadivorceatthistimewas,forrich,Royals,extracreditbyalmostbyprivateactbyParliamentgrantingthatlegalmarriagedivorced
1st)Nullity–REMEDY!
!
forfundamentalflaw,thatcaseschurchlawagreedfor‘nullity’
ChurchruledthatHeorshecouldliveapartwithoutcommittingsin
2nd)separation-ChurchCreat
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