Domestic Relations (Classic Reprint): One of the Series of Lectures Especially Prepared for the Blackstone Institute: One of the Series of Lectures ... the Blackstone Institute (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

William N. Gemmill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331069378 ISBN 13: 9781331069379

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Understanding how divorce, custody, and support have been defined by courts and history .

This book traces the origins and evolution of domestic relations law, showing how legal ideas, social change, and court decisions shape family life. This volume surveys the shift from informal separations to formal rules. It explains common grounds for divorce, the treatment of wife and child abandonment, annulment, and the emergence of dedicated court structures to handle family matters. Readers will see how custody and support are decided, and how courts balance the interests of spouses, children, and the state.

• How divorce grounds have varied by time and place and what that means for legal outcomes
• How abandonment and non-support are treated as offenses or duties within the law
• The rise of courts focused on domestic relations and their approach to mediation and custody
• The practical mechanics of alimony, separation, annulment, and child support decisions

Ideal for readers of legal history and family law, this edition sheds light on the long arc of how the family is regulated by law.

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Excerpt from Domestic Relations: One of the Series of Lectures Especially Prepared for the Blackstone Institute

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331069378
• ISBN 13: 9781331069379
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 43