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Volume 16 1999 Number 1

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Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Volume 16 1999 Number 1

Federalization of Family Law Contents

Table of Contents

Articles

Child Custody and Visitation by Non-Parents Under the New Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act:
A Rerun of Seize-and-Run

by Russell M. Coombs

The Federalization of Child Support A Shift in the Ruling Paradigm:
Child Support as Outside the Contours of "Family Law"

by Laura W. Morgan

The Bankruptcy Automatic Stay: It’s Not the End of the World—or of the Case
by Jeffry H. Gallet & Robert Z. Dobrish

Effect of TRA 1997 and RARA 1998 on Divorce Taxation
by Melvyn B. Frumkes

Federal Law and Domestic Violence: The Legacy of the Violence Against Women Act
by Leonard Karp and Laura C. Belleau

Avoiding the Discharge of Legal Fees in Bankruptcy
by Jeffry H. Gallet & Bonnie R. Cohen-Gallet

Comments

It’s A Natural Fit: Expanding Mediation To Alleviate Congestion In The Troubled Juvenile Court System

The Many Faces Of Child Support Modification

Using Social Security Benefits As A Credit Towards A Child Support Obligation

Jurisdictional Issues Under The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

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