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1What is a civil union?
2Has the recognition of same-sex marriage as a constitutional right made civil unions less prevalent?
3In the context of family law, what are unmarried cohabitants?
4Will most courts enforce contracts between unmarried cohabitants for support payments or property division after the relationship ends?
5Do courts tend to enforce contracts between unmarried, cohabiting same-sex couples for support payments or property division after the relationship...
6In general, must an unmarried, cohabiting relationship be long-term, stable, and significant to support a contractual claim for support or property...
7In general, will courts use contract law to enforce a gratuitous promise from one member of a cohabiting, unmarried couple to provide support or to...
8Will the courts recognize an enforceable contract for support or property division between unmarried cohabitants if sexual relations are the sole c...
9Can the provision of domestic services be considered adequate consideration to support a contractual claim for support or property division between...
10Can an oral contract between unmarried cohabitants for support payments or property division be enforceable?
11A man and a woman were unmarried, cohabitating, romantic partners. When the relationship ended, the woman sued the man to enforce a contract for po...
12Is a contract between unmarried cohabitants for property division or support enforceable if either of the parties is married to or divorced from so...
13A man and woman, never married, lived together as romantic partners for 10 years. During that time, the woman was married to another man who lived ...
14In general, will the courts sometimes recognize implied contracts for support or property division between unmarried couples?
15For a court to enforce a contract between unmarried cohabitants for support or property division after the relationship ends, must the parties have...
16Do a minority of jurisdictions reject contractual claims for support or property division between unmarried cohabitants?
17Do some states recognize unmarried cohabitants’ rights to post-relationship support or property division as an inherent part of a cohabiting relati...
18What are some of the factors courts will consider in deciding whether to enforce a status-based claim to property division or support between unmar...
19Do courts sometimes use theories other than contract law or status-based rights to award support or property division between unmarried cohabitants...
20What is an illegitimate child?
21Does the U.S. Constitution protect illegitimate children from discrimination based on their illegitimate status?
22May the states or the federal government withhold welfare benefits from children based solely on their illegitimate status?
23May the states impose a shorter statute of limitations on paternity suits for illegitimate children than for marital children?
24May states prohibit illegitimate children from inheriting their fathers’ property under state intestacy laws?
25May states require parents of nonmarital children to file child-support actions within a shorter time frame than parents of marital children?
26May states prohibit illegitimate children from bringing wrongful-death actions for the death of a parent?
27A mother had a 14-year-old child who was born out of wedlock. The mother petitioned the court for child support from the natural father of the chil...
28In general, may the mother of an illegitimate child recover for the wrongful death of the child?
29May a state prevent the father of an illegitimate child from recovering for the child’s wrongful death if the father has not previously acknowledge...
30In general, if an illegitimate child is born outside the United States, and one parent is a U.S. citizen while the other is not, can the child be c...
31In determining whether an illegitimate child born abroad is a U.S. citizen, may the federal government require the father, but not the mother, to t...
32In general, do parents have a constitutional right to raise their own children and to direct their upbringing?
33In general, does the father of an illegitimate child have a due-process right to raise his child if he has demonstrated an acceptance of parental r...
34In general, does the father of an illegitimate child have a right to visitation with the child?
35Do the parents of an illegitimate child have a right to a hearing on their fitness as parents before their children may be removed from their custody?
36May the father of an illegitimate child be deemed unfit to have custody of the child merely because the child is illegitimate?
37A mother and father were the unmarried parents of a minor child. After the mother died, the state removed the child from the father’s custody witho...
38May the father of an illegitimate child sue the mother for becoming pregnant and having the child without his consent?
39What is the presumption of legitimacy?
40Can the presumption of legitimacy be overcome by sufficient evidence?
41If a woman gives birth to a child after a divorce or dissolution of marriage, but within the gestational period, do most states presume that the ch...
42A man and woman were married. While the woman was pregnant with the man’s child, the couple divorced. After the child was born, the father sued the...
43Can a presumption of legitimacy prevent a biological father from seeing his child?
44A mother and father were the biological parents of a child. The mother and father were never married, but the mother was married to another man whe...
45A man and woman were the divorced parents of one child who was born during their marriage. The man had primary custody of the child, and the woman ...
46If someone’s parentage of a child is legally established, does that person have an obligation to support the child financially?
47Can a presumption of legitimacy be used to impose child-support obligations on someone who might not be the biological father of the child?
48A woman and a man were the divorced parents of one child who was born during their marriage. Another man was actually the biological father of the ...
49Can a man be declared the father of an illegitimate child through adjudication?
50If a man denies that he is the biological father of a child born outside of marriage, can the man be compelled to take a court-ordered paternity te...
51In a child-support or custody case, can the putative father of a child born outside of marriage dispute the paternity of the child by requesting a ...
52Can the paternity of an illegitimate child be legally established by the father’s voluntary acknowledgement of paternity?
53Does the UPA allow someone to rescind an acknowledgment-of-parentage form after signing it?
54A mother and father were the biological parents of a child. The mother and father were never married. The state had adopted the UPA. When the child...
55Can a state court enforce a voluntary acknowledgment-of-parentage form that was executed in a different state?
56What is parentage by estoppel?
57A biological mother had a three-year-old child who was conceived by artificial reproductive technology. The child’s biological father was a sperm d...
58Under the UPA, which seven people or entities can commence a proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child?
59In general, when does the statute of limitations for establishing paternity begin to run?
60Do the states require differing degrees of proof to establish paternity?
61In general, what types of evidence may be used to establish paternity?
62Can an illegitimate child be legitimated?
63If a child born out of wedlock is legitimated, can the child inherit from his or her father’s estate upon the father’s death?
64In general, what events or circumstances are sufficient to legitimate a child?
65Under what circumstances will the UPA presume that a person is a child’s parent?
66A man and woman were the biological parents of a child and were voluntarily named on the child’s birth certificate as her parents. Three months aft...
67A man and woman never married but had a child together 10 years ago. The man and woman lived together from the time the child was born until the ch...

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