Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution

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Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution is an influential American Law Institute project that provides modern guidelines and recommendations for resolving legal issues arising from the breakup of family relationships, including divorce and separation.

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instanceOf American Law Institute project
legal treatise
restatement-like principles project
aimsTo harmonize and modernize family dissolution law across U.S. jurisdictions
promote fairness in the economic consequences of family dissolution
promote the best interests of children after family dissolution
provide modern guidelines for resolving legal issues arising from family breakup
appliesTo annulment
breakup of unmarried cohabitants
dissolution of domestic partnerships
divorce
legal separation
author American Law Institute
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfWork child custody law
child support law
divorce law
domestic relations law
family law
parental rights and responsibilities
property division in divorce
spousal support law
unmarried cohabitants law
genre law reform proposal
legal guidelines
hasConcept approximation standard for allocating custodial responsibility
compensatory spousal support
equitable distribution of marital property
primary caretaker standard in custody
recognition of economic partnerships between cohabitants
hasPart principles on agreements between family members
principles on child custody
principles on child support
principles on domestic partnerships and cohabitation
principles on parenting plans
principles on property division
principles on relocation of parents and children
principles on spousal support
influenced state family law reforms in the United States
language English
legalStatus nonbinding authority
legalSystem United States law
mainSubject allocation of financial responsibilities after dissolution
allocation of parental responsibilities after dissolution
breakup of family relationships
publisher American Law Institute
usedBy courts as persuasive authority
family law practitioners
family law scholars
legislatures as a model for statutes

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