Failure to flourish : how law undermines family relationships / Clare Huntington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huntington, Clare, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domestic relations--Social aspects--United States.

Domestic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title argues that the legal regulation of families stands fundamentally at odds with the needs of families. Strong, stable, positive relationships are essential for both individuals and society to flourish, but the law makes it harder for parents to provide children with these kinds of relationships. Zoning laws can create long commutes and impersonal neighbourhoods. Criminal laws can take parents away from home. The book contends that we must re-orient the legal system to help families avoid crises, and when conflicts arise, intervene in a manner that heals relationships.

Contents:

The place of relationships

Families in transition and families in crisis

The state's role in relationships

Negative family law

A new vision for resolving family disputes

Implementing the new vision

A new vision for structuring family relationships

Implementing the new vision, part two

The limits of flourishing family law.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-021220-9

0-19-936695-0

0-19-936696-9