The canon of family law.

From: Stanford Law Review | Date: December 1, 2004| Author: Hasday, Jill Elaine | Copyright information 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 I. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY LAW AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY 
    A. Overstating Change over Time 
       1. Status and contract 
       2. Coverture 
       3. Property norms in the law of parenthood 
    B. Understating Distinctions Between Families 
       1. The canonical examples 
       2. The noncanonical examples 
    C. The Consequences of the Canon and the Possibilities for 
    Change: The Debate over Divorce Law 
II. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY LAW AND FED...

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