Attachment and Bonding
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
Education and Children's Intellectual Development

Attachment and Bonding
Also see subsection on Mother's Rights, Pregnancy in FAMILY LAW

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
Go to subsection on Child Abuse and Domestic Violence in FAMILY LAW

Education and Children's Intellectual Development
Also see READING AND RESEARCH ROOMS

LIZNOTES TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Alimony and Child Support
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence; Stalking
Child Custody; Joint Custody; Shared Parenting; Time-share
Collaborative Law; Cooperative Law; Mediation
Guardians ad Litem; Parenting Coordinators; Custody Evaluators; Supervised Visitation
OUTRAGES, Family Court Issues; Activism; Corruption; Justice's Posterous
Father's Rights Movement
Mother's Rights: Maternity, Paternity, and Pregnancy Issues
Parental Alienation Syndrome; Hostile-aggressive Parenting; Enmeshment
Psychology in Family Court; Forensic Psychology; Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Relocation; Post-divorce Move-aways
Research MYTHS AND FACTS fatherhood, motherhood, children's best interests

Note: this website contains information, research, scholarship, and arguments pertaining to public policy and legal issues. Much of it was gathered by attorney and academic work groups in different jurisdictions. It is not intended to reflect the specifics of actual laws, substantive or procedural, currently in force in any jurisdiction. The information is intended for use by scholars, lawyers, and activists, and is not presented as legal advice.

Alimony and Child Support
Support and property issues are deeply interrelated with other family law and women's employment and equality issues, including maternity, fathers' rights and child custody, so be sure to review these other sections for relevant information. Also see subsection on Mother's Rights, Pregnancy in FAMILY LAW

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
Domestic violence and abuse issues are integrated with the issues of child custody, parental alienation theory, father's rights, and therapeutic jurisprudence (the influx of psychology into the family court system), etc., so check those sections too. NOTE: The LIZNOTES index page contains links to recommended off-site locations as well as the on-site articles.

A Mixed and Dangerous Tool (critique of prior guide) by Joan Zorza SCHOLAR

Child Custody; joint custody; shared parenting; time-share
Child custody issues are interconnected with issues of maternity and pregnancy, primary caregiving, parental alienation, child development (education and attachment issues), father's rights, and other family law issues, as well as to issues involving forensic psychologists, guardians ad litem (GALs) and other mental health professionals in the family court system, so check related sections, including those on psychology for other relevant articles. NOTE: The LIZNOTES index page contains links to recommended off-site locations as well as the on-site articles.

See Prof. Bruch's articles at Index: Carol S. Bruch

Psychology in the Family Court; Forensic; Therapeutic Jurisprudence
See comments under Guardians ad Litem, and then go to section on PSYCHOLOGY. Also see the sections on the specific substantive issues, such as child development or parental alienation.

Relocation; Post-divorce Move-aways
Post-divorce relocation issues are interconnected with issues of maternity and pregnancy, primary caregiving, economics, parental alienation, child development (education and attachment issues), father's rights, and other family law issues, as well as to issues involving forensic psychologists, guardians ad litem (GALs) and other mental health professionals in the family court system, so check related sections, including those on psychology for other relevant articles. NOTE: The LIZNOTES index page contains links to recommended off-site locations as well as the on-site articles.

Mother's Petition for Rehearing 05/14/04 PDF

California Supreme Court decision 04/29/04 PDF

Mother's Response Brief to Shear and Warshak 10/17/03 PDF PDF

Emails by members of Assoc of Certified Family Law Specialists, CA 08/11/03

Mother's Motion re Best Interests Order 07/29/03

Mother's Objection to Untimely Briefs by Warshak and Shear 07/26/03 DOC

Press Release: Kim Robinson (mother's lawyer) 07/08/03

Letter from mother to father announcing relocation to AZ 07/08/03

Press Release: National Coalition for Family Justice of California, Inc. 07/07/03

Amicus Curiae Public Statement: background and case details 07/03

Shear Amicus Brief (for the Therapeutic Juri$prudence crowd) PDF cover PDF

Richard Warshak Amicus Brief (written by Sanford Braver) PDF

Press Release: Judith Wallerstein 06/30/03

Law Professor's Amicus Brief 05/21/03 PDF

California Women's Law Center Amicus Brief PDF

Judith Wallerstein Amicus Brief 05/12/03 PDF

Mother's California Supreme Court Brief 01/17/03 PDF

Father's California Supreme Court Brief 10/18/02 PDF

Decision: LaMusga Court of Appeal 05/10/02 PDF

Decision: In re Marriage of Burgess 04/15/96

Press Release: National Coalition for Family Justice of California, Inc.

Research "Myths and Facts" pages
These pages, and the pages on custody evaluation and the joint custody, contain literally thousands of research citations. The sociological and psychological research on families and child well-being impacts public policy and the issues of child custody in family law. The research frequently is misrepresented, and mis-cited by mental health professionals, lawyers, forensic psychologists and others, as well as interest groups lobbying for laws. The "facts" on the research myths and facts pages refer to the "fact" of the actual research findings. Often what is cited instead is the "spin" or speculation in researchers' writeups. These pages are presented as a commentary on the flimsy rationales (of record) given for much of current public policy. Also review the other sections pertaining to the issues impacted by the research, such as child custody, parental alienation theory, and other family law issues, as well as the section on therapeutic jurisprudence, which in the family courts is economic opportunism (not science) under the pretext that engineering family affectional relationships is within the ability of mental health "science" to accomplish (this is misrepresentation), and moreover, that it is an appropriate goal of the government and court system using the specious rationale that these interventions are necessary or helpful for children's wellbeing (while ignoring the many iatrogenic effects on both families and the over-burdened courts).Also see subsection on Child Custody in FAMILY LAW

Response to Wade Horn's "The Importance of Being Father" by liz

These are transcripts from "A Fatherless Minute" series sponsored by The Liz Library for The Justice Hour radio show on WPBR 1340 AM. The term "fatherless" ("fatherlessness") is used in this series as it is in current research and policy rhetoric by the U.S. federal government, DHHS and the National Fatherhood Initiative, most U.S. states in connection with child custody law and policy, and various family values and fatherhood interest policy and lobbying groups. (For the research, see the subsections Research Myths and Facts and Child Custody, as well as the section on FAMILY LAW generally.)

Myths and Facts about Fatherhood  |  more research  |  custody reseach CITATIONS TO RESEARCH

Forensic Psychology; Guardians ad Litem; Therapeutic Jurisprudence
The sociological and psychological research on families and child well-being impacts public policy and the issues of child custody in family law. The research frequently is misrepresented, and mis-cited by mental health professionals, lawyers, forensic psychologists and others, as well as interest groups lobbying for laws. Also review the sections pertaining to the issues impacted by the "therapeutic jurisprudence", such as child custody, parental alienation theory, research pertaining to child development, the subsection for research Myths and Facts in FAMILY LAW, and other family law issues. Also see the subsection on Child Custody in FAMILY LAW. The Therapeutic Jurisprudence index page contains links to recommended off-site locations as well as the on-site articles

Reading Rooms

Research Room - Reference materials

Index: Research Rooms
Links page. General reference materials such as calculators, calendars, measures, dictionaries, translators, directories, and similar material; quick links to legal research websites. To be on this page, it has to be outstanding. Send suggestions to sarah@argate.net.

"...He has so framed the laws of divorce, as to what shall be the proper causes, and in case of separation, to whom the guardianship of the children shall be given, as to be wholly regardless of the happiness of women -- the law, in all cases, going upon a false supposition of the supremacy of man and giving all power into his hands." -- Declaration of Sentiments, 1848

Brett's Carrel: Women and Religion
Military Women
Woman Suffrage in the United States
WOMEN'S HISTORY LIBRARY - annotated source documents
Women's History - Featured Articles
Women of Achievement History Lessons
          Calendar
          Exhibit Hall
          Women's History Month
Catt's Claws Political Newsletter archives 1995-2001
GenderGappers Political Newsletter archives 1997-2008        [current blog]

Brett's Carrel: Women and Religion
This section includes bits and snippets of information relevant to religion and women, both on-site, and recommended off-site links. Atheism is the primary focus, because, among other things, it represents the ultimate rejection of the demands of religious teachings and moral traditions, most of which are based on a quasi-governmental purpose that includes control of the population. Such control manifests not only in moral teachings and exortations (supplementing the sovereign laws), but also in the religion's rituals, concepts about family, and restrictions on the education and sexual behavior of women (mostly), as well as dictates of appropriate child-rearing practices. At times religion has become extreme in the measures used in defense of its own perpetuation, e.g. the Witch Craze of the Middle Ages, or the religious Jihad or puninitve Sharia laws of today. At other times religion functions, either as the government or with the landed government, in more subtle but just as powerful, ways. Those who wish to control the population (the sovereign, the religious leaders, or those otherwise in positions or power and privilege) seek to control women in ways differently from men because women control reproduction, the greatest societal resource, and -- in the absence of such control over women -- women would control their offspring. (These lessons are throughout the Old Testament, e.g. King Solomon.) In a patriarchal culture, not controlling mothers -- in large part accomplished by and through religion and its moral teachings (e.g. submission to marriage in husband-headed families) -- could conceivably result in the overthrow the power structure within a generation or two. By contrast, war, patriotic rhetoric and military service historically control the sovereign's male population. Loyalty in that service to the sovereign -- typically barred to women -- is rewarded for those who survive with property, ownership power over family members and servants, and often some measure of citizenship participation. This in turn is how the sovereign subdues, orders and controls its armies and labor force, the potentially dangerous and rebellious male population. (In more recent times, psychology, drugs, pornography -- woman ownership -- and consumerism substitute in part for traditional patriarchal religion in keeping the labor force subdued and beholden to the company store.) Also see The Women's Bible in The Women's History Library

Military Women History (through Viet Nam War)

Spotlight on Women (featured women's history articles)

Woman Suffrage in the United States; Woman Suffrage Timeline
The timeline in this section includes the little known -- and usually omitted -- dates when women first LOST their voting rights in the United States following the Declaration of Independence. Previously, voting rights were based on land ownership, not sex, and while most women suffered a chattel-like status as minors or wives under control of fathers, guardians, and husbands (thus not owning land or exercising full citizenship rights) some unmarried women heirs and widows without sons were able to vote and contract because they did not have these "protectors". See the precedent: Elizabeth I's "I Have the Heart of a King" speech. Also see other Women's History Library documents.

Women's History Library of Source Documents
In this section, the documents are arranged in both chronological order, so that they can be read straight through in the manner of a history lesson, as well as by author for ease of reference. Also see the subsection on Woman Suffrage.

Women of Achievement (archive collection, Irene Stuber)

JAN    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31

FEB    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29

MAR    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31

APR    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30

JUN    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30

JUL    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31

AUG    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31

SEP    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30

OCT    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31

NOV    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30

DEC    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31

Catt's Claws Newsletter (archival collection)

GenderGappers Newsletter (archival collection)

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