02748nam 22006494a 450 991045460680332120200520144314.01-282-58187-297866125818781-59213-783-0(CKB)1000000000522952(EBL)535527(OCoLC)232160248(SSID)ssj0000280779(PQKBManifestationID)11240795(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280779(PQKBWorkID)10300796(PQKB)10923481(MiAaPQ)EBC535527(MdBmJHUP)muse15358(Au-PeEL)EBL535527(CaPaEBR)ebr10182528(CaONFJC)MIL258187(EXLCZ)99100000000052295220030502d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInheritance law and the evolving family[electronic resource] /Ralph C. BrashierPhiladelphia, PA Temple University Press20041 online resource (273 p.)Gender, family, and the lawDescription based upon print version of record.1-59213-222-7 1-59213-221-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-253) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Spouses; 2 Unmarried Cohabitants; 3 Children; 4 Paternity; 5 Adoption; 6 Assisted Reproduction; Final Thoughts: Where from Here?; Notes; IndexNontraditional families are today an important part of American family life. Yet when a loved one dies, our inheritance laws are often stingy even towards survivors in the nuclear family. With humor, enthusiasm, and a bit of righteous outrage, Ralph C. Brashier explores how probate laws ignore gender roles and marital contributions of the spouse, often to the detriment of the surviving widow; how probate laws pretend that unmarried couples-particularly gay and lesbian ones-do not exist; how probate laws allow a parent to disinherit even the neediest child; and how probate laws for nonmarital cGender, family, and the law.Inheritance and successionUnited StatesProbate law and practiceUnited StatesFamiliesUnited StatesElectronic books.Inheritance and successionProbate law and practiceFamilies346.7305/2Brashier Ralph C.1957-908437MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454606803321Inheritance law and the evolving family2031900UNINA