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- A family of choice is understood to be a client-selected combination of other individuals able to provide healthy and constructive nurture, direction, and other support to sufficiently meet the relational and emotional needs so important to recovery and well-being.
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May 26, 2020 · The now-pending Family Medical Leave Modernization Act defines chosen family as “any other individual related by blood or affinity whose close association is the...
- Family Composition
- Family Residence, Kinship Structure, and Equity
- Conclusion
Most family law (including marriage, divorce, and adoption) is governed by the states. When there is a great deal of advocacy, unrest, inequity, and/or controversy, family-related matters rise to the federal level. Here are two relatively recent examples: 1. In 1958, Mildred Loving, a woman of color, and her White husband, Richard Loving, were sent...
While co-residence is considered by many family theorists to be a pillar of the definition of family, it is important to note that not all families live together. In fact, the U.S. government has played a role in separating family members from one another (immigrant and enslaved families in particular). Sometimes the United States has been idealize...
In this text we will discuss the ways in which social institutions and processes continue to reinforce the inequitiescreated within the original formation of the United States. We will focus on the federal government and the tension that exists between federal powers and state’s rights, which often leads to inequities amongst American families. We ...
- Elizabeth B. Pearce
- 2020
May 26, 2020 · Washington, D.C. — A new report from the Center for American Progress sheds light, for the first time, on the ways in which the federal government has failed to adapt to modern understandings of...
Apr 2, 2024 · Chosen Family Law Center. A surprising array of rights and benefits accrue to married couples in the U.S., including health care and health insurance, tax breaks, housing, and citizenship. Yet ...
Apr 1, 2016 · On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made a historical decision in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, ruling that state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. This decision, which has implications for the work we do in the field of family development, is not the first time that the definition of marriage has changed, nor is it the first change that ...
Oct 8, 2020 · “Chosen family” is a term employed within queer and transgender (Q/T) communities to describe family groups constructed by choice rather than by biological or legal (bio-legal) ties. Chosen family implies an alternative formulation that subverts, rejects, or overrides bio-legal classifications assumed to be definitive within an American ...
What makes a family? It depends on who, when and where you ask. Learn about the meaning of family for the LGBTQ+ community.
