Family Law

• Fall, 2002 Syllabus (geared to the second edition of Invitation to Family Law)
• Link to West Education Network (TWEN)
• Exam, and answers to questions 1 and 2, 1997
• Exam, and answers to questions 1 and 2, 1999
• Exam, question 1, 1999; question 2, 1999 ; and answer to question 1 and question 2
• Sound clips for Family Law

Materials for Class 1, January 14, 2002

Margaret F. Brinig, Troxel and the Limits of Community , 32 Rutg.L.J. 733 (2001)

Powerpoint Displays from Fall, 1999

• Materials for Class 1 (marriage displays)
• Materials for Class 2 (void marriages displays)
• Materials for Class 4 (divorce displays)
• Materials for Class 5 (divorce statutes and divorce bargaining)
• Materials for Class 6 (family autonomy and violence displays)
• Materials for Class 7 (more on violence)
• Materials for Class 8
• Check out Sound Clips
• Iowa Mandatory Arrest Rules
• Article: Does Mandatory Arrest Deter Violence?
• Materials for Class 9
• Materials on necessaries
• Iowa Code on alimony Rutg. L.J.
• Materials for Class 10
• Statutes on criminal nonsupport, and Iowa Code’s substitute
• American Law Institute’s rationale for alimony
• Materials for Class 11 (alimony and property distribution)
• Materials for Class 12 (property distribution)
• Materials for Class 13 (premarital contracting)
• Materials for Class 14
• Materials for Class 15
• Materials for Class 16
• Materials for Class 17
• Materials for Class 18
• Materials for Class 15 (Virginia)
• brief for appellee in Philip B. (names changed)
• Mnookin article on Jay Spears
• medical care displays

Chart on Procedures for State Intervention into Families

Exam Instructions

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