Alternative Families: Obtaining Traditional Family Benefits Through Litigation, Legislation and Collective Bargaining

Authors

Barbara Cox, California Western School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1986

Abstract

This article will first discuss the constitutional and equitable basis for extending rights to alternative families. Next, it will discuss each major protection and benefit granted to traditional families and then examine the litigation, legislation, and collective bargaining agreements obtaining or attempting to obtain the same benefit for alternative families. This article will end by arguing that equity and justice require an extension of these benefits to alternative families.

Recommended Citation

Cox, Alternative Families: Obtaining Traditional Family Benefits Through Litigation, Legislation and Collective Bargaining, 2 Wis. Women's L. J. 1-51 (1986)(written and published 1987).