What is \"family\" and what should be the function of family law? Social and demographic changes... In the casebook's summary, what surprised you? I Class divide on marriage and parenting I Factors affecting divorce risk I Increase in nonmarital births I Fertility downward trend Tradition vs. change Common values vs. Tensions pluralism/diversity in fa m I I Status vs. contract law Individualism vs. mutual commitment/ responsibility Respect for privacy vs. protection of vulnerable individuals The unsettled role of family law I Sen. Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida: "[T]he greatest tool to lift children and families from poverty is one that decreases the probability of child poverty by 82 percent. But it isn't a government spending program. It's called marriage.\" Prof. Katharine Baker: "It is not family law that low-income people need; it is money, education, health care, and the means to acquire the economic security that makes family law relevant." I Prof. Greg Strauss: "Elevating marriage as an ideal family degrades people who live in and value other types of families. Secular glorification of marriage, no less than religious glorification, is inappropriate. MARRIAGE This is to certify name CERTIFICATE that the appeared I below 's THE CHIEF N before me To solemnis RRIACE OF Now, therefore, the fo pir marriage vows us of the landsover contract in ng shall, according to marriage between ns here of lectorem, Functions of family law arekum Protective Expressive Arbitral Facilitative ? ChannelingMoore v. City of East Cleveland (US 1977)Justice Powell's plurality opinion What was the constitutional basis of Mrs. Moore's argument? What was the standard of review? "Substantive due process has at times been a treacherous field for this Court." Meaning? Why did the Court strike down single-family ordinance after upholding similar regulation in Belle Terre?Understanding Moore Which relationships are protected after Moore? What dimension is brought out by the concurrence? Are there other arguments against single-family zoning today?Tulalip Tribes Ross Lake 12 11 A tribal Port Susan 5 Camano Island approach to Tulalip Rd Tulalip Bay 10 Mission Beach defining Marine Dr st Point 2 "family Snohomish Whidbey Island Possession Rive Gedney Sound EVERETT Island Map Key ishington Tulalip Reservation Interstate Highway This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.In re Guardianship of ED & LD (pTulali Ct. A.pp 2008) I Why wasn't fictive aunt a member of children's "family"? UP 7. 40'} % What sources of law does tribal court consider that would not generally appear in state court decisions? Did the court consider the children's best interests? How should law define family status? Tradition and custom Functional criteria Registration - Contract