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- Title
Two Generations of Practitioners Assess the Evolution of Family Law.
- Authors
Schoonmaker, III, Samuel V.; Schoonmaker, IV, Samuel V.
- Abstract
The article presents information on the evolution of family law in the last fifty years in the U.S. Fifty years ago, a family consisted of a husband, a wife, and, in most cases, children. The composition of the American family has changed with more couples living together without marrying and with one third of all children born out of wedlock. The practice of family law is entirely different since the rise of no-fault divorce. Fifty years ago, the concept of the guardian ad litem existed but was not widely used, especially in the context of child custody. Today, involvement of counsel for minor children and guardians ad litem in custody matters is common and has given children a loud voice in determining their own best interest.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DOMESTIC relations; SPOUSES' legal relationship; UNMARRIED couples; NO-fault divorce; LEGAL status of children; PARENT-child legal relationship; CUSTODY of children; GUARDIANS ad litem
- Publication
Family Law Quarterly, 2008, Vol 42, Issue 3, p687
- ISSN
0014-729X
- Publication type
Article