Families by agreement : navigating choice, tradition, and law / Brian H. Bix, University of Minnesota.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bix, Brian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domestic relations--United States.

Domestic relations.

Liberty of contract--United States.

Liberty of contract.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 153 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

In this highly original work, renowned family and contract law expert Brian H. Bix explores the increasing legal recognition of private ordering in American family law. Today, individuals can alter the terms of a marriage and divorce through agreements, and courts sometimes allow individuals to create, waive, and alter parental rights by way of surrogacy, open adoption, and co-parenting agreements, among other mechanisms. But when is such private ordering beneficial to all, and when should it be regulated or prohibited? Families by Agreement explores these questions in accessible detail to provide an important resource for those who litigate in these areas and for those who want to be thoughtful participants in these moral and policy debates.

Contents:

General considerations

Marriage

Agreements within marriage

Divorce

Agreements about parentage

Adoption agreements

Agreements about process

Conclusion : considerations and values.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Aug 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009453929

1009453920

9781009453936

1009453939

9781107446977

110744697X