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In this bold new book, Linda McClain offers a liberal and feminist theory of the relationships between family life and politics--a topic dominated by conservative thinkers. McClain agrees that stable family lives are vital to forming persons into capable, responsible, self-governing citizens. But what are the public values at stake when we think about families, and what sorts of families should government recognize and promote?Arguing that family life helps create the virtues and character requi...

This is the true story of a woman who prevailed against the most heinous accusations imaginable. Tonya Craft, a Georgia kindergarten teacher and loving mother of two, never expected a knock on her door to change her life forever. But in May 2008, false accusations of child molestation turned her world upside down. The trial that followed dragged her reputation through the mud and lent nationwide notoriety to her name. Tonya's life spiraled into a witch-trial nightmare in which she was deemed g...

This is the story of a mother's attempts to regain her children. In 1984 Catherine Laylle, a Frenchwoman living in London, met and married a German medical student. The couple had two sons, and the family moved to Germany. Catherine subsequently returned to England with the boys, who spent the school holidays with their father in Germany - until the summer of 1994, when Catherine's husband had the custody ruling of a London court overturned in Germany, and the boys were taken from her.

Engaging the whole spectrum of public-policy issues affecting gays and lesbians from a humanistic and philosophical approach, Richard Mohr uses the tools of his trade to assess the logic and ethics of gay rights. Focusing on ideas and values, Mohr's nuanced case for legal and social acceptance applies widely held ethical principles to various issues, including same-sex marriage, AIDS, and gays in the military. By drawing on cultural-, legal-, and ethical-based arguments, Mohr moves away from tir...

This work is a guide for soon-to-be-divorced men, regarding the personal, legal and financial aspects of the divorce process. The authors talk the reader through the entire cycle, beginning with the time the decision to divorce is made. Topics covered include issues regarding child support, property settlement, how to deal with lawyers, and how to cut down on maintenance payments.

For the past few decades, the divorce rate in America has remained around 50 percent; although this rate has declined since 1990, it remains high. However, the Journal of Divorce reported that a study of 273 typical college students showed that even kids who have lived through multiple divorces still expect to get married. A comprehensive A-to-Z guide to the facts and myths, The Truth About Divorce explains the social, legal, and personal effects of divorce. Using straightforward prose while ref...

Recently, polygamy has become a "primetime" phenomenon. Television shows like Big Love and Sister Wives demonstrate the "progressive" side of polygamy, while horror stories from victims of abusive marriages offer less upbeat experiences among the adherents of the fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church). Bennion, herself a product of Mormon polygamy, seeks to dispel the myths and misinformation that surround this topic. This study, based on seventeen years of et...

There has been a revolution in child support law in the last half-century, fueled by escalating numbers of divorces and children born to unmarried parents. This collection of essays examines the state of child support policy at the close of the twentieth century and the end of an era of far-reaching reform of the child support system.Reforms have moved the child support system from one of minimal effort, based on the assumption that children in single parent households would be supported by thei...

This book is a revised and extended edition of previous book and provides the foundation for design of diesel engines based on traditional methods in thermodynamics, dynamics, structural analysis, chemistry, heat transfer, applied analysis of system operation, and etc. This edition offers an additional material and examples for calculation of combustion process, thermal efficiency, heat release, NOx emissions, and etc. A diesel turbocharging is included into this edition also. Providing detaile...

Children deserve our love, support and most of all our protection. This book is roadmap for anyone that wants to help keep children safe. This guide suggests practice standards to help judges, parents' attorneys, children's attorneys, CFS workers, GALs and family members ask the questions that need to be asked in every case. Topics covered in the book include: *What is the System" *Terms and Definitions *The Need for a Balanced and Neutral System