Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Trusts and Estates Opinions (Feminist Judgment Series: Rewritten Judicial Opinions)

Cambridge University Press, 9/17/2020
EAN 9781108816953, ISBN10: 1108816959

Paperback, 250 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Language: English

For women and other marginalized groups, the reality is that the laws regulating estates and trusts may not be treating them fairly. By using popular feminist legal theories as well as their own definitions of feminism, the authors of this volume present rewritten opinions from well-known estates and trust cases. Covering eleven important cases, this collection reflects the diversity in society and explores the need for greater diversity in the law. By re-examining these cases, the contributors are able to demonstrate how women's property rights, as well as the rights of other marginalized groups, have been limited by the law.

1. Introduction Deborah S. Gordon, Browne Lewis and Carla Spivack
2. In re Strittmater's Estate, 53 A.2d 205 (N.J. 1947) Commentary
Lloyd Bonfield and Bridget Crawford Judgment
Kristen K. Tiscione
3. In re Will of Moses, 227 So. 2d at 831 (Miss. 1969) Commentary
Claire May Judgment
Julia Belian
4. Estate of Wilson, 452 N.E.2d 1228 (N.Y. 1983) Commentary
Deborah S. Gordon Judgment
Camille Davidson
5. O'Neal v. Wilkes, 439 S.E.2d 490 (Ga. 1994) Commentary
Benedetta Faedi Duramy and Ayelet Blecher-Prigat Judgment
Browne Lewis
6. Via v. Putnam, 656 So. 2d 460 (Fla. 1995) Commentary
Eloisa Rodriguez-Dod Judgment
Elena Marty-Nelson
7. Estate of Myers, 256 Neb. 817, 594 N.W.2d 563 (1999) Commentary
Danaya C. Wright Judgment
Karen J. Sneddon
8. Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, 532 U.S. 141 (2001) Commentary
Donna Litman Judgment
Naomi R. Cahn
9. Drevenik v. Nardone, 862 A.2d 635 (Super. Ct. Pa. 2004) Commentary
Elizabeth R. Carter Judgment
Carrie Ann Hagan
10. Reece v. Elliot, 208 S.W.3d 419, 423 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006) Commentary
Browne Lewis Judgment
Elizabeth Sparks and Browne Lewis
11. Khabbaz v. Comm'r Soc. Sec. Admin., 930 A.2d 1180 (N.H. 2007) Commentary
Melanie B. Jacobs and Browne Lewis Judgment
Lynda Wray Black
12. Karsenty v. Schoukroun, 959 A.2d 1147 (Md. 2008) Commentary
Kent D. Schenkel Judgment
Allison A. Tait.