Family Law: Assignments

A prospective list of assignments will be seen in the tabs above. The professor reserves the right to revise the materials and assignments on this list, as necessary. Students are responsible for locating and preparing adequately for class discussions, including the notes following the assigned readings and the corresponding 2016 Florida Statutes.

Week 1 (May 16 & 19): I. INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS A FAMILY?
A.	Chapter V. The Nonmarital Family Constitutional Limits on Definitions of “Family” Functional Definition of Family U.S. Dept. of Agriculture v. Moreno...........372 Vivian Hamilton, Mistaking Marriage For Social Policy...........378
B.	The Extended Family Moore v. City of East Cleveland...........379 Peggy Cooper Davis, Moore v. East Cleveland: Constructing the Suburban Family
C.	Cohabitation Marsha Garrison, Nonmarital Cohabitation:...........387 Social Revolution and Legal Regulation National Marriage Project, Trends of the Past Five Decades: Unmarried Cohabitation...........388 Casey E. Copen et. al., CDC, First Premarital Cohabitation in the United States...........389
D.	Unmarried Couples...........392 Marvin v. Marvin...........392 Gonzalez v. Green...........397
E.	Changing Nature of Marriage...........221 The Slave Community: Plantation Life in the Antebellum South...........222 The Quality of Marriage in Middletown: 1924-1976...........223 Beyond Gay Marriage...........227 The Future of Marriage...........227

Week 2 (May 23 & 26): II. PRIVATE FAMILY CHOICES
A.	Evolution of the Right to Privacy
1.	The Birth of Privacy...........2 Griswold v. Connecticut...........2 Griswold v. Connecticut: A Brief Case History...........7 Eisenstadt v. Baird...........12 Meyer v. Nebraska...........17 Pierce v. Society of Sisters...........18
2.	Growth of Privacy Roe v. Wade...........22 A Question of Choice: Roe v. Wade 40th Anniversary Edition Revised and Updated...........30 Brief for the Amici Curiae Women Who Have Had...........32 Abortions and Friends of Amici Curiae in Support Of Appellees, Webster v. Reproductive Health Services Anti-Abortion Laws: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives...........37
3.	Burdens on Privacy Gonzales v. Carhart...........41 John Leland, Beyond the Slogans: Inside an Abortion Clinic...........49
4.	The Liberation of Privacy...........60 Lawrence v. Texas...........60 Patty Reinert, Pair Proud They Could Get Sodomy Law Thrown Out...........67 Tony Mauro, A “Cultural Milestone” at the High Court Lawrence Gay Attorneys Turned Out in Force to Witness Lawrence Arguments...........69
B.	When Privacy Rights Conflict Wives and Husbands Planned Parenthood ... v. Casey...........75 Children and Parents Cincinnati Women’s Services, Inc., v. Taft...........82 Angela Bonavoglia, Kathy’s Day in Court...........83 Life and Death Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health...........93 The Terri Schiavo Case

Week 3 (May 30 & June 2): III. GETTING MARRIED
A.	MARRIAGE...........105-107
1.	The Contract...........108 Maynard v. Hill...........110
2.	Preparing to Marry Rivkin v. Postal...........110 Campbell v. Robinson...........116
3.	Premarital Contracts Simeone v. Simeone...........120 In re Marriage of Shanks...........123
B.	Getting Married: Substantive and Procedural Regulations Loving v. Virginia...........133 Zablocki v. Redhail...........137 Turner v. Safley...........145
C.	State Regulations of Entry into the Marital Relationship Substantive Restrictions:...........151 United States v. Windsor (Same Sex) 133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013)...........151 Obergefell v. Hodges (Same Sex) 135 S. Ct. 2584 (2015)...........158 Michael Rosenwald, How Jim Obergefell v. Hodges...........167 Became the Face of the Supreme Court Gay Marriage Case Jim Obergefell, The Legacy of Obergefell v. Hodges...........168 David K. Garrow, Toward A More Perfect Union...........169 Notes...........170 In Re Adoption of M (Incest)...........177 Note: Void and Voidable Distinction...........179 Notes...........179 Brown v. Buhman (Bigamy) 947 F. Supp. 2d 1170 (D. Utah 2013)...........181 Jack Anderson, Adventures Among the Polygamists...........187 Notes...........188 Elizabeth Joseph, My Husband’s Nine Wives...........192 Kirkpatrick v. District Court (Age)...........192 Notes...........195 Blair v. Blair (Fraud and Duress)...........198 Notes...........199 Note: Marriage Fraud in Immigration...........202
D.	Procedural Restrictions (will also discuss relevant FL Statutes, such as FL 741.04 (Marriage License); 741.0405 (under 18); 741.041 (Marriage License Application Valid for 60 days); 741.05 (Penalty for Violation)
1.	Carabetta v. Carabetta (Licensure and Solemnization)...........203 Harriette Cole, Jumping the Broom: The African-American Wedding Planner...........205 Ginia Bellafante, Even in Gay Circles, the Women Want A Ring...........206 Notes...........207
2.	Procedural Variations Proxy Marriages, Confidential Marriages...........209-215
3.	Informal Marriages...........210 Jennings v. Hurt (Common Law Marriage)...........210 Notes...........213
4.	Putative Spouse Doctrine and Other Curative Devices...........217 PRACTICE EXAM

Week 4 (June 6 & 9): IV. Divorce/Dissolution...........477-484 Ms. Kelly McNeal, a senior attorney in Family and Business Law, will be a guest speaker during this week.
A.	Fault Based Grounds for Divorce:
1.	Brown v. Brown (Adultery)...........484 Notes...........484
2.	Anderson v. Anderson (Cruelty)...........489 Notes...........489
3.	Reid v. Reid (Desertion)...........493 Notes...........495
4.	Fault Based Defenses:
a.	Jenkins v. Jenkins (Recrimination)...........497 Notes...........499
b.	Haymes v. Haymes (Condonation)...........499 Notes...........501
c.	Other Fault-Based Defenses...........503 Connivance, Collusion, Insanity
B.	No Fault Divorce...........504-510
1.	FL – 61.052 (Dissol’n of Marriage), FL – 61.031 (vinculo), FL – 61.043-61.044 (Commencement of Proceeding – Existing Defenses Abolished), 61.061 (versus nonresidents)
2.	Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act...........508 Bennington v. Bennington...........511 Notes...........511 Feltmeier v. Feltmeier...........514 Notes...........517 Assessment of the No-Fault “Revolution”...........520-524
C.	Access to Divorce Boddie v. Connecticut (economic obstacles)...........524 Notes...........527 Note: Pro Se Divorce...........529 Note: Religious, Social, and Cultural Obstacles Surround Divorce...........530
D.	The Role of Counsel 533 Moses v. Moses (Emotional Aspects of Divorce) 535 Florida Bar v. Dunagan 537 Robert Spector, The Do’s and Don’ts When One Lawyer Represents Both Parties 543 Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Morrison (Sexual Ethics) 546
E.	Divorce Jurisdiction Over the Plaintiff and Defendant In re. Marriage of Kimura (Domicile & full faith & credit) 551 Notes 557 Durational Residency Requirements 559 Sosna v. Iowa 559 Notes 562 FL 61.021 (Residence Requirements) Domestic Relations Exception to Diversity Jurisdiction 564 Ankenbrandt v. Richards 564 Notes 567
F.	Financial Consequences of Dissolution (Marital Assets/Liabilities)...........571-573 FL 61.075 (Equit. Distrib. Of Marital Assets & Liabilities) Ferguson v. Ferguson (Homemaker services- how to calculate)...........573 Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act...........575 Notes...........577 Mani v. Mani (Spousal Support/Alimony)...........582 FL 61.071 – Pendente lite FL 61.08 (Alimony), 61.09 (Alimony & child support unconnected to Dissolution), 61.10 (Adjudication of obligation to support spouse or minor child unconnected with dissolution; parenting plan), 61.11 (writs), 61.12 (Attachment/Garnishment) Uniform Marriage & Divorce Act...........586 Notes...........588 Wolfe v. Wolfe (A Case Study)...........594 Paul v. Paul, 60 A.3d 1080 (Del. 2012) (Changing Circumstances)...........602 Notes...........603 Howard v. Howard, 336 S.W.3d 433 (Ky. 2011) (Bankruptcy)...........605 Notes...........607 Bender v. Bender (Pensions/EE Benefits; vested and nonvested)...........610 Notes...........614 In re. Marriage of Roberts (Investments in Spouse’s Future Success: Degrees, Earning Capacity, and Goodwill)...........617 Notes 621 Taxation (Gross Income=taxable; gross income includes alimony)...........625 Rykiel v. Rykiel...........626 Notes...........628
G.	Child Support (Notes following Cases) FL 61.30 (Child Support Guidelines; Retroactive Child Support) Turner v. Turner...........632 McLeod v. Starnes...........639 Pohlmann v. Pohlmann (Remarriage)...........644 Olmstead v. Ziegler (Voluntarily Underemployed)...........649 Kulko v. Superior Court...........667 (Ct may grant divorce ex parte but due Process requires personal juris over both spouses to resolve the financial incidents of divorce) Draper v. Burke (Enforcement UIFSA)...........673
H.	Separation Agreements...........679 Miles v. Miles...........679 Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act...........681

Week 5 (June 13 & 16) : V. Child Custody...........687 The Honorable Victor Hulslander, an 8th Judicial Circuit Court Judge in Family Law, will be visiting the class either during Week 5 or Week 6 of the class.
FL 61.13 [Support of Children; Parenting & Time-Sharing] (pay particular attention to 61.13 (2)-(8)); UCCJEA, page 781 in text and International Child Abduction Act, page 783 in text) Devine v. Devine (Tender Years Presumption)...........690 (Primary Caretaker Presumption)...........693 (Best Interests of the Child)...........694 Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act Section 402...........696 Palmore v. Sidoti (Constitutional Factor-Race)...........697 Sagar v. Sagar (Religion)...........700 Fulk v. Fulk (Fitness - Sexual Orientation)...........705 Rowe v. Franklin (Careers)...........710 Peters-Riemers v. Reimers (Domestic Violence)...........716 Physical Disability...........723 Bell v. Bell (Joint Custody)...........725 Turner v. Turner (Denial of Visitation)...........738 Troxell v. Granville (parent vs non-parent)...........743 Notes...........750 Child’s Preference - McMillen v. McMillen...........755 Representation for the Child – Hoskins v. Hoskins (_ S.W.3d _, 2015 WL 222177 (Ky. Ct. App. 2015)...........759 Modification of Custody Orders...........769 Relocation – Ciesluk v. Ciesluk...........771 Jurisdiction and Enforcement...........779 What Process Should Govern Custody Disputes?...........785 Termination of Parental Rights: Santosky v. Kramer...........866

Week 6 & 7 (June 20 & 23; June 27 & 30): VI. FL Statute 39
DEPENDENCY – FL 39.01(1) abandoned, (2) abused, (15) dependent child, (25) disposition hearing, (30) Harm, (44) neglect, (56) physical injury, (70) sexual abuse of a child, (71) shelter, (72) shelter hearing, (76) substance abuse, (77) substantial compliance), (78) taken into custody, (80) victim
VII. Parentage: Formation, Consequences, and Limits of the Parent-Child Relationship
A.	Identifying Who Is A Parent FL Chapter 742 (Determination of Parentage) In Re M.F............798 Astrue v. Capato...........805 Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, 133 S. Ct. 2552 (2013)...........811 Michael H. v. Gerald D. 822 K.E.M. v. P.C.S............822 Surrogacy...........827 St. Mary v. Damon, 309 P.3d 1027 (Nev. 2013)...........830 Jason P. v. Danielle S., 171 Cal. Rptr. 3d 789 (Ct. App.), review Denied, 2014 Cal. LEXIS 5345 (Cal. 2014)...........834 Notes...........837 837 Szafranski v. Dunston, 34 N.E. 3d 1132 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015)...........847 Parents’ And Children’s Rights in the Nonmarital Family...........441 Limitations on Unmarried Parents' (Fathers'?) Rights Stanley v. Illinois...........454 Michael H. v. Gerald D............457 Chatterjee v. King, 280 P.3d 283 (N.M. 2012)...........469 Uniform Parentage Act [Revised]...........465
B.	ADOPTION FL 63.042 (Adoption) In Re Adoption of M.S............882
	REVIEW (Week 7: June 30) FINAL EXAM: July 11, 2017 at 6-9 p.m.