Beyond Ozzie and Harriet

Article Abstract:

Changes in family law have been great since the 1950s and can include developing antenuptial contracts, visitation problems when grandparents and stepparents demand such rights, dissolution problems when unmarried couples decide they no longer want to live together, and helping infertile couples interested in reproductive technology. Modern situation comedies on television can depict these new realities and differ greatly from the nostalgic domestic relations view depicted by the 1950s Ozzie and Harriet show.

Interpretation and construction, Innovations, Contracts, Unmarried couples, Family law, Prenuptial agreements

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Mandating good works; Colorado proposal requiring pro bono draws fire from most lawyers

Article Abstract:

A Colorado proposal which would make the state the first to require its lawyers to provide free legal assistance to the poor is rousing much controversy and widespread opposition from the state's bar. The Colorado Supreme Court asked the state's Judicial Advisory Council to examine ways to increase funding for legal aid services and encourage more voluntary participation from lawyers. Mandatory pro bono service was one of the ideas

Colorado, Pro bono legal services

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Impaired vision; no clear rule exists on adult liability for underage drinking

Article Abstract:

No clear rule on social host liability for adolescent drinking exists, and surveys indicate more parents are concerned about drug use than that of alcohol. Adult social hosts who supply alcoholic beverages or simply ignore the illegal conduct of teenagers in their care may nevertheless expose themselves to both criminal and civil liability. Many state courts started finding civil social host liability in the mid-1980s.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Drinking (Alcoholic beverages), Dram shop acts

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