FAMILY LAW

About the Book

The law places a high value on marriage and the family. That value is carried forward in defining marriage; setting conditions for the state to interfere with marriage; fixing the responsibilities of marriage and family; and detailing when a family may break up and setting ongoing responsibilities when that happens.

But, there are limits to the law. For example, the religion of Luisa and Sam may require that they be married by a minister. It may also require that each make certain promises, one to the other. Whether Luisa and Sam do so, however, is a matter of conscience. The law will neither force them to have or stop them from having a religious wedding.

About the Author

Dr. Baum is a retired law professor who taught at the Indianapolis Law School, Indiana University and was a visiting professor at the College of Law, University of Cincinnati. Professor Force is a member of the faculty of the Law School, Tulane University, and he was former Dean of that school. Ms. Elting was Head, Special Education, Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School, Ontario. (This book was reviewed by Dr. Murry R. Nelson, the Pennsylvania State University.)