Family Law in America

In Family Law in America Professor Sanford N. Katz examines the present state of family law in America. This third edition captures recent developments, including the transformation of the institution of marriage from being a relationship between a man and a woman to encompassing same-sex marriage. In this regard, this edition includes a full discussion and analysis of Obergefell v. Hodges, the United States Supreme Court case which held in a 5-4 decision that the bans on same-sex marriage in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee were unconstitutional. The Court held that the right to marry a person of the same sex is protected by the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore may not be denied in any state--

• | Author: Sanford N. Katz
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: February 26, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0197554318
• | ISBN-13: 9780197554319