Inheritance law and the evolving family / Ralph C. Brashier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brashier, Ralph C., 1957-

Series:

Gender, family, and the law.

Gender, family, and the law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inheritance and succession--United States.

Inheritance and succession.

Probate law and practice--United States.

Probate law and practice.

Families--United States.

Families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nontraditional families are today an important part of American family life. Yet when a loved one dies, our inheritance laws are often stingy even towards survivors in the nuclear family. With humor, enthusiasm, and a bit of righteous outrage, Ralph C. Brashier explores how probate laws ignore gender roles and marital contributions of the spouse, often to the detriment of the surviving widow; how probate laws pretend that unmarried couples-particularly gay and lesbian ones-do not exist; how probate laws allow a parent to disinherit even the neediest child; and how probate laws for nonmarital c

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Spouses; 2 Unmarried Cohabitants; 3 Children; 4 Paternity; 5 Adoption; 6 Assisted Reproduction; Final Thoughts: Where from Here?; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-253) and index.

ISBN:

9786612581878

9781282581876

1282581872

9781592137831

1592137830

OCLC:

232160248