Table of Contents

Preface ; Part I General Principles ; Chapter 1: The Principles of American Family Law ; Part II Marriage ; Chapter 2: Marriage Eligibility, Marital Rules ; Chapter 3: Alternatives to Marriage ; Part III Parenthood ; Chapter 4: Parental Authority - General Rights and Obligations ; Chapter 5: Adoption ; Chapter 6: New Reproductive Technologies ; Chapter 7: Abuse and Neglect ; Chapter 8: Children's Rights ; Part IV: Divorce ; Chapter 9 Divorce - Grounds ; Chapter 10 Agreements ; Chapter 11 Property Division ; Chapter 12 Alimony ; Chapter 13 Custody, Modification, Relocation, Visitation ; Chapter 14: Child Support ; Part V Other Topics in Family Law ; Chapter 17: Domestic Violence ; Bibliography and Other Sources ; Cases ; Constitution, Statutes, and Restatements

About the Author

Brian H. Bix is the Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy at University of Minnesota, where he teaches and writes in the areas of family law, jurisprudence, and contract law. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School and his doctorate from Oxford University. He is a member of the Bars of Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, and a member of the prestigious American Law Institute. Professor Bix has published 15 books and over 100 articles; his work has been translated into eight languages.

Reviews

"Professor Bix combines the analytic skills of a philosopher with the rich doctrinal knowledge of an outstanding legal scholar to write a comprehensive book on family law that is both deeply theoretical and wonderfully informative. Every family law scholar and student should read this book-as well as any educated person who wants to understand the important themes and principles that define American Family Law. He has taken a massive and messy field of law and provided an analytic frame that is sure have a major impact on the way family law is understood going forward."
--Elizabeth S. Scott, Harold R. Medina Professor of Law, Columbia Law School"Brian Bix delivers a succinct critical introduction to family law that accessibly lays out its major rules, trends, and history. The book elucidates significant principles and debates in the wide field of family law with great clarity, and still communicates the richness and complexity of the field. It will be enormously valuable to both family law students and scholars."
--Maxine Eichner, Reef Ivey II Professor of Law, UNC School of Law