Make Jobs More Family Friendly

Professor Elizabeth Scott, the chief reporter of the American Law Institute’s (ALI) Restatement of Children and the Law, has often observed that the...

This Article considers the interaction between marriage, households, and public welfare-type benefits. In light of constant cultural and media...

Employment contract law is an antiquated, ill-fitting, incoherent mess. But no one seems inclined to fix this problem. Employment law scholars...

Singlehood is becoming an increasingly important social identity category. Thousands of people are members of Facebook groups such as I am my Own...

The pathway to stable and secure middle-class status involves two elements: the ability to postpone family formation to facilitate human capital...

Scores of lawsuits have pushed retirement plan sponsors to shorter, easier-to-navigate menus, but – as Ian Ayres and Quinn Curtis argue in this work –...

Family law is for young people. To facilitate child rearing and help spouses pool resources over a lifetime, the law obligates parents to minor...

When Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged the first time, in 2002, he gave her a very pricey ring. That engagement ring was reportedly worth as...

In 2021 the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) gave final approval to the Uniform Cohabitants' Economic Remedies Act (UCERA). The Act provides a framework...

The recently enacted Respect for Marriage Act is important bipartisan legislation that will protect same-sex marriage should the Supreme Court...

Some proponents of abortion bans and restrictions say they are concerned about “supporting not just life,” but what they call “quality of life worth...

The price of exit influences the terms of intimate relationships—and constitutes an important factor in distinguishing committed from contingent...

In the introduction to her book, Kristin Henning writes: “We live in a society that is uniquely afraid of Black children.” (P. xv.)

The Rage of...

Parentage agreements are proliferating. In a fertility clinic, an egg donor, sperm donor, and gestational surrogate may agree to waive their parental...

The fertility industry generates approximately US$8 billion in revenue annually and plays a role in the birth of tens of thousands of children each...

As this Essay shows, the fertility discourse of the last half century deals with the profound effects that come from the transformation of the economy...

Gov. Greg Abbott’s order isn’t just cruel — it also runs counter to basic legal principles In recent months, politicians in many states have...

Who doesn’t need a good mentor? Wherever you are in your career, whether you’re about to start your first job or whether you are starting your...