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- Title
Family Law in the New Millennium: For Whose Families?
- Authors
Mason, Mary Ann; Fine, Mark A.; Carnochan, Sarah
- Abstract
In this article, the authors review changes in family law over the past 30 years in the following areas: marriage, divorce, child custody, remarriage and stepfamilies, unwed fathers, third-party visitation, nontraditional partnerships, assisted reproduction, and adoption. The authors also discuss the role that the social sciences have had in the family law revolution. Finally, the authors speculate about future changes in family law and the role that the social sciences will play in these legal reforms.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DOMESTIC relations; CIVIL law; FAMILY relations; SOCIAL sciences; MARRIAGE
- Publication
Journal of Family Issues, 2001, Vol 22, Issue 7, p859
- ISSN
0192-513X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/019251301022007004