Domestic Violence (Journal) : Editor

American Law Institute : Member

Property Damage in the Domestic Violence Context

Karen Thompson's Role in the Movement for Marriage Equality

Lindsay's Legacy: The Tragedy that Triggered Law Reform to Prevent Teen Dating Violence

Adoption and Assisted Reproduction: Families under Construction

Professional Women and the Professionalization of Motherhood: Marcia Clark's Double Bind

Modern Family Law reflects the social diversity of the modern family as it examines the legal impacts of the women's movement, the children's rights movement, the fathers' rights movement, domestic violence, changing sexual mores, nontraditional family forms, and developments in reproductive technology. Integrating valuable interdisciplinary perspectives, the text includes excerpts, notes, and questions emanating from history, psychology, sociology, social work, medicine, and philosophy. A variety of problem exercises, most derived from actual cases and current events, covers cross-cutting themes as well as the basics of family law. Human-interest stories that complement the cases heighten student awareness of the real impact of the law on people's lives. Modern Family Law Easily adapts to shorter or longer courses.   The Fifth Edition offers contemporary perspectives on family law theory and covers new developments on such topics as alienation of affections, adoption, assisted reproduction, attorneys' sexual ethics, bigamy, child abuse, child custody and support, divorce, domestic violence, grandparents' visitation rights, names in the family, parentage, premarital agreements, and reproductive rights. The text features major coverage of developments on same-sex marriage, DOMA, and other issues of equality for gay and lesbian families. The decline of marriage and the rise of new conceptualizations of family are explored along with the return of the "culture wars" including political disputes about contraception.   Features:    reflects the social diversity of the modern family   examines the legal impact of important topics   the women's movement   the children's rights movement   the fathers' rights movement   domestic violence   changing sexual mores   nontraditional family forms   developments in reproductive technology     integrates valuable interdisciplinary perspectives   excerpts, notes, and questions   history, psychology, sociology, social work, medicine, and philosophy     covers cross-cutting themes as well as the basics of family law   presents a variety of problem exercises, most from actual cases and current events   easily adapts to shorter or longer courses   heightens student awareness of the law's impact through human-interest stories    Thoroughly updated, the revised Fifth Edition presents:    new developments on:   alienation of affections   adoption   assisted reproduction   attorneys' sexual ethics   bigamy   child abuse   child custody and support   divorce   domestic violence   grandparents' visitation rights   names in the family   parentage   premarital agreements   reproductive rights     major coverage of developments on same-sex marriage, DOMA, and other issues of equality for gay and lesbian families   the decline of marriage and the rise of new conceptualizations of family   contemporary perspectives on family law theory   the return of the "culture wars" including political disputes about contraception    

Modern Family Law, Fifth Edition (Aspen Casebooks)

&lt;p> &lt;b>Adoption and Assisted Reproduction: Families Under Construction&lt;/b>  provides an in-depth exploration of the fascinating and controversial issues  emerging out of biotechnology and society's expanding understanding of family  identity. In this ideal supplement to any Family Law curriculum, authors  Appleton and Weisberg combine solid treatment of the law and carefully crafted  additional content to elicit analysis and fuel class discussion. &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;b>Using a balanced presentation of law, policy, critical perspectives, and  depictions in popular culture, this finely honed text features:&lt;/b> &lt;/p> &lt;ul> &lt;li> &lt;b>Thorough analysis of important cases, statutes, and regulations&lt;/b>,  including law reform efforts and the absence of law on some topics &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>Opportunities for comparative analysis of law and policy&lt;/b> among various  states and nations, with exploration of questions of jurisdiction, choice of  law, and enforcement &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>Critical perspectives on core concepts&lt;/b>, such as parentage, the role of  the state in the construction of family, and examination of unspoken  assumptions about gender, race, and class &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>Clear and informative exposition&lt;/b> &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>Interdisciplinary materials &lt;/b>and references to &lt;b>books and films from  popular culture&lt;/b>, which bring the legal materials to life &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>Discussion of professional responsibility &lt;/b>and the &lt;b>role of the lawyer&lt;/b>  in the face of cutting-edge social issues and nascent law and policy &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>Notes and Questions&lt;/b> that follow the principal cases and illuminate  salient themes &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>Thought-provoking problems&lt;/b> that prompt consideration of new issues,  preparing students not only to address the law as it exists, but as it might  become &lt;/li> &lt;/ul> &lt;p>  &lt;/p> &lt;p>  &lt;/p> &lt;p>  &lt;/p>

Adoptions and Assisted Reproduction: Families Under Construction (Elective Series)

The most trusted name in law school outlines, Emanuel Law Outlines were developed while Steve Emanuel was a student at Harvard Law and were the first to approach each course from the point of view of the student. Invaluable for use throughout your course and again at exam time, Emanuel Law Outlines are well-correlated to all major casebooks to help you to create your own outlines. Sophisticated yet easy to understand, each guide includes both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues, topics, and black letter law you must know to master the course. Quiz Yourself Q&As, Essay Q&As, and Exam Tips give you ample opportunity to test your knowledge throughout the semester and leading up to the exam. Every title in the series is frequently updated and reviewed against new developments and recent cases covered in the leading casebooks. Emanuel Law Outlines provide a comprehensive breakdown of the law, more sweeping than most, for your entire study process. For more than thirty years, Emanuel Law Outlines have been the most trusted name in law school outlines. Here s why: Developed by Steve Emanuel when he was a law school student at Harvard, Emanuel Law Outlines became popular with other law students and spawned an industry of reliable study aids. (Having passed the California bar as well, Steve Emanuel is now a member of the New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and Virginia bars.) Each Outline is valuable throughout the course and again at exam time.  Outline chapters provide comprehensive coverage of the topics, cases, and black letter law covered in the course and major casebooks, written in a way you can easily understand.  The Quiz Yourself Q&A in each chapter and the Essay Q&A at the end provide ample opportunity to test your knowledge throughout the semester.  Exam Tips alert you to the issues that commonly pop up on exams and to the fact patterns commonly used to test those items.  The Capsule Summary an excellent exam preparation tool provides a quick review of the key concepts covered in the course.  The comprehensive coverage is more sweeping than most outlines.   Each Emanuel Law Outline is correlated to the leading casebooks.   Every title is frequently updated and reviewed against new developments and recent cases covered in the leading casebooks.  Tight uniformity of writing style and approach means that if you use one of these guides, you can be confident that the others will be of similar quality. 

Emanuel Law Outlines: Family Law 2011

Florida Probate Code and Related Provisions, 2010-2011 Edition

This unique text offers a discussion of one of the most important movements in legal scholarship today: feminist legal theory. The first of two volumes, "Foundations" examines theoretical issues about the interaction between law and gender. The second volume will explore the application of feminist legal theory to specific substantive areas of the law, such as criminal law, family law, employment law, and the legal profession. In this first volume, thirty-eight articles by distinguished legal scholars and feminists address issues of equality, difference, separate spheres, essentialism, legal methodology, and theories of law. The essays, published in widely dispersed legal publications, are thematically arranged, with introductions by the editor, to provide a text for students, a convenient source for scholars and policy makers, and a comprehensive introduction for general readers. D. Kelly Weisberg is Professor of Law at Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. She has published several other books, including "Child, Family and State: Cases and Materials on Children and the Law" (co-authored with Robert Mnookin).

Feminist Legal Theory: Foundations (Women In The Political Economy)

&lt;p> A landmark casebook in its field, &lt;b>Child, Family, and State: Problems and  Materials on Children and the Law, Sixth Edition,&lt;/b> presents an outstanding  selection of cases and materials that reflect social and historical  perspectives, law, and policy. &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;b>Beloved by many for its rich selection of interdisciplinary materials,  Child, Family, and State: Problems and Materials on Children and the Law  features:&lt;/b> &lt;/p> &lt;ul> &lt;li> &lt;b>thought-provoking and comprehensive coverage&lt;/b> of children&#8217;s rights and  the juvenile court system &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>social and historical perspectives&lt;/b> &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>realistic hypotheticals&lt;/b> that clarify the issues &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>provocative questions &lt;/b>in each chapter &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>flexible organization&lt;/b> that adapts to a variety of teaching objectives &lt;/li> &lt;/ul> &lt;p> &lt;b>Carefully updated throughout, the Sixth Edition includes coverage of:&lt;/b> &lt;/p> &lt;ul> &lt;li> constitutionality of the federal &lt;b>partial-birth abortion ban &lt;/b> &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>students&#8217; First Amendment rights&lt;/b> &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>custody and visitation rights of same-sex parents&lt;/b> &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>support rights of same-sex parents&lt;/b> &lt;/li> &lt;li> &lt;b>full, Faith and Credit for adoption decrees for same-sex partners&lt;/b> &lt;/li> &lt;li> constitutionality of the &lt;b>death penalty for child rape&lt;/b> &lt;/li> &lt;li> uniform legislation on &lt;b>representation of children in abuse and custody  proceedings&lt;/b> &lt;/li> &lt;li> uniform legislation on &lt;b>parental abduction&lt;/b> &lt;/li> &lt;/ul> &lt;p> From edition to edition, &lt;b>Mnookin&lt;/b> and &lt;b>Weisberg&lt;/b> continue to offer  smart, timely coverage and a wealth of stimulating materials&#8212;while maintaining  a consistently manageable length. &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p>

Child, Family, and State: Problems and Materials on Children and the Law

This book, the second of two volumes, examines the pressing issues that affect women pornography, prostitution, battery, rape, pay equity, sexual harassment, motherhood, abortion, adoption, new reproductive technologies and considers them through the lens of feminist legal theory. It features more than sixty articles by well-known legal scholars and feminists. The contributions are arranged thematically and include an introduction and comprehensive literature review by the editor. "Applications of Feminist Legal Theory to Women's Lives" will be a valuable text for students, a resource for scholars and policy makers, and a useful introduction for general readers. Author note: D. Kelly Weisberg is Professor of Law at Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. She has published several other books, including "Child, Family and State: Cases and Materials on Children and the Law" (co-authored with Robert Mnookin).

Applications Of Feminist Legal Theory to Women's Lives: Sex, Violence, Work, and Repdroduction

A Domestic Violence casebook featuring cases, statutes, notes, interdisciplinary materials, narratives, problems, and a particular sensitivity to the victim's perspective as well as issues of race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation.   Features:    Reflects the social reality of intimate partner violence through human-interest narratives that complement the cases   Integrates interdisciplinary perspectives, including excerpts, notes, and questions emanating from history, literature, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, and medicine   Blends analyses of current social science research to enhance student understanding   Focuses on cutting-edge areas of law and often-ignored issues   Covers the full range of types of abuse   Presents a variety of problem exercises derived from actual cases and current events   Easily adapts to shorter or longer courses    

Domestic Violence: Legal and Social Reality (Aspen Casebooks)

Children of the Night: A Study of Adolescent Prostitution

&lt;p> The &lt;i>Aspen Code Book&lt;/i>, edited by faculty familiar with student needs and  course requirements, is an economical and efficient solution to a student's  statutory needs. The code book organizes in one place all of the state and  federal statutes which a law student taking a specific course would like to  have readily available for consultation. &lt;/p> &lt;p> Key Features: &lt;/p> &lt;ul> &lt;li> attractive, easy-to-read design &lt;/li> &lt;li> content and organization that mirror content of law school course &lt;/li> &lt;li> brief author commentary creating context for the statutory provisions in  simplified terms will guide students through the more ambiguous and confusing  statutes &lt;/li> &lt;/ul> &lt;p>  &lt;/p> &lt;p>  &lt;/p> &lt;p>  &lt;/p>

New York Domestic Relations Law &amp; Related Provisions 2007-2008 (State Code) (State Code Series)

&lt;p> &lt;i>&lt;b>Designed for law school curriculum, edited by law school faculty&lt;/b>&lt;/i>  &lt;/p> &lt;p> The &lt;i>Aspen Code Book&lt;/i>, edited by faculty familiar with student needs and  course requirements, is an economical and efficient solution to a student&#8217;s  statutory needs. The code book organizes in one place all of the state and  federal statutes which a law student taking a specific course would like to  have readily available for consultation. &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;b>Key Features: &lt;/b> &lt;/p> &lt;ul> &lt;li> attractive, easy-to-read design &lt;/li> &lt;li> content and organization that mirror content of law school course &lt;/li> &lt;li> brief author commentary creating context for the statutory provisions in  simplified terms will guide students through the more ambiguous and confusing  statutes &lt;/li> &lt;/ul> &lt;p>  &lt;/p> &lt;p>  &lt;/p>

California Family Code and Related Provisions: With Commentary (Student Code Books)

&lt;p> The &lt;i>Aspen Code Book&lt;/i>, edited by faculty familiar with student needs and  course requirements, is an economical and efficient solution to a student's  statutory needs. The code book organizes in one place all of the state and  federal statutes which a law student taking a specific course would like to  have readily available for consultation. &lt;/p> &lt;p> Key Features: &lt;/p> &lt;ul> &lt;li> attractive, easy-to-read design &lt;/li> &lt;li> content and organization that mirror content of law school course &lt;/li> &lt;li> brief author commentary creating context for the statutory provisions in  simplified terms will guide students through the more ambiguous and confusing  statutes &lt;/li> &lt;/ul> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p>

New York Estates, Powers, and Trusts Law and Related Provisions with Commentary (State Code Series)

California Probate Code &amp; Related Provisions, 2010-2011 (Student Code Book Series)

This is the first book that explores the controversial dilemmas posed by surrogate motherhood--the practices that help infertile couples to have a biologically related child--and connects them to events that led to passage of a revolutionary surrogacy law in Israel. As D. Kelly Weisberg discusses the country's surrogacy legislation, passed in 1996, she reveals a unique regulatory scheme that blazes a trail for those who wrestle with the complex legal, medical, and ethical aspects of new reproductive technologies.At the same time, she illuminates the roles of key players in the enactment of that program--barren wives challenged the government, childless couples who participated in a lawsuit against the Israeli Parliament, the family law practitioner who championed the cause before the Israeli Supreme Court, the academics who served on the law reform commission, and the feminist legal scholar who drafted that commission's controversial recommendations.            Surrogacy has led to the birth of more than 10,000 babies worldwide. Yet the practice challenges our notions of motherhood, fatherhood, family, and procreation. With surrogacy, the family has become a creation of the marketplace: children come into being as the product of contractual arrangements between perfect strangers. And serious disputes sometimes arise as a result.            Conservative religious and political influences at play in Israel make it an unlikely setting for progressive reform; however, the Surrogate Mother Agreements Act catapulted Israel to the forefront of public attention as the only country where surrogacy is legal, remunerated, and government-supervised. No other law exists that is as comprehensive as Israel's. Weisberg examines the social forces that contributed to the law, documenting the clash between religious groups, which paradoxically favored a law on reproductive freedom, and feminist groups, which opposed it. She assesses the new law, discusses what other countries can learn from Israel's example, and explores its implications for the globalization of surrogacy. She also considers generally the role of religion and law in social change.  

The Birth of Surrogacy in Israel

UC Hastings College of the Law was founded in 1878 as the first law department of the University of California, and today is one of the top-rated law schools in the United States. Our alumni span the globe and are among the most respected lawyers, judges and business leaders today. Our faculty are nationally renowned as both teachers and scholars.

UC Hastings College of the Law

Professor D. Kelly Weisberg received her undergraduate degree at Brandeis University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a double major in sociology and French literature. She later earned a Ph.D. in sociology from Brandeis University and a J.D. from the UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), where she served on the California Law Review. Professor Weisberg joined the UC Hastings faculty in 1982 after two years on the faculty at Washington University School of Law, St. Louis. Before that time, she participated in federally-funded studies of juvenile parole, justice prostitution, family violence, and child sexual abuse. She served as a consultant for the American Bar Association’s Women on Law Faculties Study, and the American Justice Institute’s National Juvenile Justice Assessment Center. She testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on the relationship between runaway behavior and juvenile prostitution. She also worked as a legal intern at the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva, conducting legal research on the rights of children during the International Year of the Child.

At UC Hastings, Professor Weisberg served as Director of the Family Law Concentration from 2004-2007. She is currently Director of the 3+3 Program between UC Hastings and UC Santa Cruz. She is the author or co-author of several law review articles and books on the subjects of family law, domestic violence, children and the law, and feminist legal theory.  Her most recent books are Domestic Violence: Legal and Social Reality (Aspen Publishers, 2012); Modern Family Law: Cases and Materials (co-authored with Susan F. Appleton) (Aspen Publishers, 6th ed., 2016), and Child, Family, State:  Cases and Materials on Children and the Law (co-authored with Robert H. Mnookin) (Aspen Publishers, 7th ed., 2014).  She is also the editor of Domestic Violence Report, a national newsletter on domestic violence law and policy.

Professor Weisberg has been a visiting professor at Boston University; Hebrew University; and the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Center on Children and Families, where she held the Hurst Distinguished Visiting Chair.

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