The plenary on Family Options and the Law explores how family law currently addresses family diversity and how it should respond to growing family diversity. Topics to be addressed include the future of marriage, the reasons why people seek statuses like civil unions and domestic partnerships, the regulation of cohabitants, and the proper role of the state in promoting or privileging certain family forms.
Cynthia G. Bowman, Cornell Law School
Bowman Abstract
John G. Culhane, Widener University School of Law
Culhane Abstract
Maxine S. Eichner, University of North Carolina School of Law
Eichner Abstract
Martha M. Ertman, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Ertman Abstract