Table of Cases
Preface and Acknowledgments to the First Edition
Preface and Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
Introduction
1. Friendship, Marriage-Like Relationships, and Informal
Marriage
2. Marriage
3. Divorce
4. Child Protection
5. Adoption
Appendices
Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act
Uniform Pre-Marital Agreement Act
Uniform Parentage Act
Uniform Putative and Unknown Fathers Act
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act
Bibliography
Index
Sanford N. Katz is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law
Emeritus at Boston College Law School. He is a Life Time member of
Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, and he was a Visiting Fellow
at All Souls College, and Pembroke College, University of Oxford.
He is also a former President of the International Society of
Family Law, and past Chairman of the Family Law Section of the
American Bar Association. He was previously Editor-in-Chief of
the Family Law Quarterly.
"Sanford Katz is one of a small group of still-active law
professors who have written and taught in the field of family law
for forty years or more. His long and varied experience has added
special and valuable dimensions to his new book. Not designed
simply as a history, it reflects the view that to understand
contemporary family law fully, one must be familiar with the major
shifts that occurred during the second half of the twentieth
century."--Walter
Wadlington, Family Court Review
"Excellent, stimulating, and highly readable.... Family Law in
America is not only indispensable for anyone seeking a conspectus
of the law in the 50 States but for anyone who has a serious
interest in the development of law and policy."--Stephen Cretney,
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
"Serves as a thoughtful statement of modern American family law
This book is very useful for foreign lawyers and scholars
interested in a readable study of this branch of American law.
However, I also recommend in American law students and to
non-family law practitioners looking for analysis of and insight
into a dynamic area of legal practice and issues of importance in
contemporary society. I highly recommend Professor Kats's book for
domestic relation
practitioners looking for a broader perspective than they can
otherwise develop from their own narrow daily practice and
experience."--Massachusetts Law Review
"Family Law in America is a clear, concise, and detailed summary of
modern developments in family law that combines legal analysis with
social science research. Practitioners and social scientists will
find this work a valuable supplement to the technical approach
taken by most legal textbooks."----Patricia Crotty, Law and
Politics Book Review
"With 50 states and a federal jurisdiction, a quest for 'American'
family law seems futile, but Sanford Katz has provided the answer
in his masterly overview, Family Law in America. Here the reader
will find the development and current state of central features of
family law in the United States concisely set out and accompanied
by wise, reflective comments from one of the country's most
respected family law scholars. This second edition includes
additional
material on same-sex marriage, child abuse by clergy, and
'Obamacare'." --John Eekelaar
Emeritus Fellow, Pembroke College, Oxford, Co-Editor, International
Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
"Thorough, timely, and thoughtful, this new edition of Family Law
in America offers something for everyone. Both experts and lay
readers alike will profit from Professor Katz's lucid account of
current family law doctrine, trends, and policy challenges. Filled
with pithy examples and written in an easily digestible,
nontechnical style, this broad overview of U.S. family law is sure
to become a classic." -Marsha Garrison, Suzanne J. and Norman
Miles
Professor of Family Law, Brooklyn Law School, President,
International Society of Family Law
"Family Law in America provides a highly readable as well as
accurate grand tour through the rapidly changing landscape of
family law. Drawing on a lifetime of expertise, Professor Katz has
produced a concise overview that gives a straightforward yet
sophisticated account. In addition to describing American family
law's past and present, he contributes insightful predictions about
its future." -Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, L. Q. C. Lamar Professor
of
Law, Emory University Law School
"I have been greatly inspired by Sanford's new book. It is
well-written and so informative. I recommend it highly to all
family law practitioners." -Hazel Thompson-Ahye
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