| Description |
xiv, 241 pages ; 24 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"A Spectrum book." |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Legal aspects of marriage -- 3. Laws concerning your domicile -- 4. Adoption and guardianship -- 5. The battered woman -- 6. Abortion, birth control, and sterilization -- 7. What to do about rape -- 8. Living together: Common problems -- 9. The marital breakup: Separation, annulment, divorce -- 10. After the divorce: Property settlement, alimony, children -- 11. Name changes -- 12. Discrimination: Jobs and promotions -- 13. Women's property rights -- 14. Renting rights -- 15. Women and credit -- 16. Widowhood: Problems of settling estates -- 17. Benefits: Social security, pensions, retirement -- 18. Parent-child responsibilities -- 19. Legal help: Getting it when you need it. |
| Subject |
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
(OCoLC)fst01176824
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Hemphill, Charles F.
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| Added Title |
Woman law |
| ISBN |
0139618546 |
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9780139618543 |
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0139618473 (pbk.) |
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9780139618475 (pbk.) |
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