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Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality
by Deborah N. ArcherFrom an eminent legal scholar and the president of the ACLU, an essential account of how transportation infrastructure—from highways and roads to sidewalks and buses—became a means of protecting segregation and inequality after the fall of Jim Crow. Our nation’s transportation system is crumbling: highways are collapsing, roads are pockmarked, and commuter trains are unreliable. But as acclaimed scholar and ACLU president Deborah Archer warns in Dividing Lines, before we can think about rebuilding and repairing, we must consider the role race has played in transportation infrastructure, from the early twentieth century and into the present day. As Archer demonstrates, the success of the Civil Rights movement and the fall of Jim Crow in the 1960s did not mean the end of segregation. The status quo would not be so easily dismantled. With state-sanctioned racism no longer legal, officials across the country—not just in the South—turned to transportation infrastructure to keep Americans divided. A wealthy white neighborhood could no longer be "protected" by racial covenants and segregated shops, but a multilane road, with no pedestrian crossings, could be built along its border to make it difficult for people from a lower-income community to visit. Highways could not be routed through Black neighborhoods based on the race of their residents, but those neighborhoods’ lower property values—a legacy of racial exclusion—could justify their destruction. A new suburb could not be for "whites only," but planners could refuse to extend sidewalks from Black communities into white ones. Drawing on a wealth of sources, including interviews with people who now live in the shadow of highways and other major infrastructure projects, Archer presents a sweeping, national account—from Atlanta and Houston to Indianapolis and New York City—of our persistent divisions. With immense authority, she examines the limits of current Civil Rights laws, which can be used against overtly racist officials but are less effective in addressing deeper, more enduring, structural challenges. But Archer remains hopeful, and in the final count describes what a just system would look like and how we can achieve it.
Dividing the State: Legitimacy, Secession and the Doctrine of Oppression (Applied Legal Philosophy Ser.)
by Paul GroarkeThe events of recent history affirm the urgent need for a satisfactory definition of the conditions under which a minority within a state has the legal right to secede. Although the concept of sovereignty has been progressively weakened, it still presents the major theoretical difficulty in this area. There is currently no source of international law that would give a legal body like a court the authority to recognize the division of an oppressive or illegitimate state into separate legal entities. This book accordingly argues for a global system of justice based on a domestic model of compulsory law. It considers some of the technical, procedural and evidentiary issues that would arise in instituting such a regime, and develops the conceptual framework essential for the provision of legal remedies for gross violations of our fundamental human rights.
Divine Command Ethics: Jewish and Christian Perspectives (Philosophical Ideas in Debate)
by Michael J. HarrisThe central aim of this book is to attempt to determine the response of the classic texts of Jewish traditions to the famous dilemma posed in Plato's Euthyphro: Does God freely determine morality, or is morality independent of God? The author argues that the picture that emerges from Jewish texts is significantly more complex and nuanced than most of the contemporary Jewish philosophical literature is prepared to concede. While providing an extensive discussion of the perspective of Jewish tradition on divine command ethics, this book develops a position that is distinct from and critical of other views that have recently been advanced in Jewish scholarship. At the same time, the book provides a substantial analysis of some Christian perspectives on divine command ethics. Relevant biblical, rabbinic and later Jewish texts are discussed, as well as some of the relevant views that have been taken in philosophical literature and in Christian and Jewish thought.
Divine Covenants and Moral Order: A Biblical Theology of Natural Law (Emory University Studies in Law and Religion)
by David VanDrunenThis book addresses the old question of natural law in its contemporary context. David VanDrunen draws on both his Reformed theological heritage and the broader Christian natural law tradition to develop a constructive theology of natural law through a thorough study of Scripture.The biblical covenants organize VanDrunen's study. Part 1 addresses the covenant of creation and the covenant with Noah, exploring how these covenants provide a foundation for understanding God's governance of the whole world under the natural law. Part 2 treats the redemptive covenants that God established with Abraham, Israel, and the New Testament church and explores the obligations of God's people to natural law within these covenant relationships.In the concluding chapter of Divine Covenants and Moral Order VanDrunen reflects on the need for a solid theology of natural law and the importance of natural law for the Christian's life in the public square.]>
Divine Reversal: The Transforming Ethics of Jesus
by Rabbi Russell ResnikIn the Old Testament, God often reversed the plans of man. Yeshua's ethics continue this theme. Following his ethics leads to true happiness, forgiveness, reconciliation, fidelity and love.
Divine Teaching: An Introduction to Christian Theology (Blackwell Guides To Theology Ser.)
by Mark A. McIntoshThis innovative work is an introduction to Christian theology with a difference. Not only does it interpret, with clarity and energy, fundamental Christian beliefs but it also shows how and why these beliefs arose, promoting an understanding of theological reflection that encourages readers to think theologically themselves. From Irenaeus and Aquinas to Girard, from Augustine to Zizioulas and contemporary feminist thought, Divine Teaching explores the ways in which major thinkers in the Christian tradition have shaped theology through the wide variety of their encounters with God. It makes theological study adventurous and interactive, not necessarily requiring a faith commitment from all, but allowing readers a thoughtful involvement in the subject that takes seriously the Christian vision of God as the ultimate teacher of theology. Divine Teaching: An Introduction to Christian Theology is an imaginative and lively analysis of the Christian way of thinking, offering vivid and informing insight into the history and practice of Christian theology.
Divine Violence: Walter Benjamin and the Eschatology of Sovereignty
by James R. MartelDivine Violence looks at the question of political theology and its connection to sovereignty. It argues that the practice of sovereignty reflects a Christian eschatology, one that proves very hard to overcome even by left thinkers, such as Arendt and Derrida, who are very critical of it. These authors fall into a trap described by Carl Schmitt whereby one is given a (false) choice between anarchy and sovereignty, both of which are bound within—and return us to—the same eschatological envelope. In Divine Violence, the author argues that Benjamin supplies the correct political theology to help these thinkers. He shows how to avoid trying to get rid of sovereignty (the "anarchist move" that Schmitt tells us forces us to "decide against the decision") and instead to seek to de-center and dislocate sovereignty so that it’s mythological function is disturbed. He does this with the aid of divine violence, a messianic force that comes into the world to undo its own mythology, leaving nothing in its wake. Such a move clears the myths of sovereignty away, turning us to our own responsibility in the process. In that way, the author argues,Benjamin succeeds in producing an anarchism that is not bound by Schmitt’s trap but which is sustained even while we remain dazzled by the myths of sovereignty that structure our world. Divine Violence will be of interest to students of political theory, to those with an interest in political theology, philosophy and deconstruction, and to those who are interested in thinking about some of the dilemmas that the ‘left’ finds itself in today.
Divorce & Money
by Dale Fetherling Violet WoodhouseDivorcing? Get everything you need to split assets and debts as fairly as possible. When you're going through divorce, you have to make an overwhelming number of financial decisions. Should you sell the house? What happens to retirement benefits? How will you handle taxes? Full of sensitive and practical advice, Divorce & Money guides you through the complex process of making these important, and sometimes life altering financial decisions. It covers how to: - decide whether to keep or sell the house - protect yourself against misuse of joint accounts and credit cards - avoid tax problems - handle alimony and child support - divide debts fairly - avoid hasty decisions that could hurt you financially - reduce risks to your investments - understand how a court evaluates assets - gain financial stability as a single person The fully updated edition provides the latest tax figures and data, plus new information on dealing with credit problems, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and during or after divorce.
Divorce & Money
by Violet WoodhouseDivorcing? Get everything you need to split assets and debts as fairly as possible. When you're going through divorce, you have to make an overwhelming number of financial decisions. Should you sell the house? What happens to retirement benefits? How will you handle taxes? Full of sensitive and practical advice, Divorce & Money guides you through the process of making these important, and sometimes life-altering decisions. It covers how to: decide whether to keep or sell the house protect yourself against misuse of joint accounts and credit cards avoid tax problems handle alimony and child support divide debts fairly avoid hasty decisions that could hurt you financially reduce risks to your investments understand how a court evaluates assets gain financial stability as a single person The fully updated 10th edition provides the latest tax figures and data, plus new information on dealing with credit problems, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and the other varied effects of divorcing in a down economy.
Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce
by Lina Guillen Violet Woodhouse Attorney, CFLSAll the information you need to split assets, easily and fairly. Especially in uncertain economic times, divorce isn’t simple. Turn to Divorce & Money, the acclaimed guide to evaluating and dividing assets during divorce, to avoid making financial mistakes that could affect you for the rest of your life. Learn how to: understand how a court evaluates assets determine the value of real estate and other assets negotiate a comprehensive settlement decide whether to keep or sell the house agree on fair child support understand how much, if any, alimony is appropriate divide debts fairly divide retirement benefits,and achieve financial stability after divorce. Divorce & Money shows you how to take control of your financial life during and after divorce—and avoid costly court fights.
Divorce & Money: Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce
by Lina Guillen WoodhouseDivorce & Money guides readers through the complicated process of sorting out finances during divorce. It covers a variety of issues, including how to: gather information about assets and debts value and divide property set alimony and child support, and negotiate a fair divorce settlement. The authors’ reassuring tone helps readers get past the initial shock of the breakup and emerge confident, informed, and prepared to navigate the challenging aspects of divorce and move toward financial stability and a fresh start.
Divorce After 50
by Janice GreenLegal information and practical advice for older Americans dealing with divorce Divorce rates are soaring among seniors, but the legal and emotional challenges you face as an older adult are different from those that apply to younger divorcees. That's why you need Divorce After 50, the only guide around that addresses the challenges unique to your age group. Written by an attorney who specializes in divorce among the over-50 age group, Divorce After 50 covers these subjects and much more: -how to get guidance from friends, family, and, as needed, lawyers -ways to divorce -- collaborative, mediated, contested, etc. -marital property: what it is, what you do with it, and how to divide assets and liabilities -how to survive financially during and after divorce -how health care and estate planning are impacted by divorce -alternatives to divorce, including post-nuptial agreements You'll get all the information you need to decide whether and how to divorce, plus plenty of divorce survival stories that help you determine your options -- and show you that there is, indeed, life after divorce, no matter what your age.
Divorce After 50: Your Guide to the Unique Legal and Financial Challenges
by Janice GreenA road map for late-life divorce Divorce can be emotionally devastating at any time, but the emotional and financial challenges are even greater for people who divorce later in life and can face complicated issues of blended families, health care concerns, and retirement planning. Attorney Janice Green brings 30-plus years of experience as a divorce lawyer, and in particular her experience counseling clients over 50, to Divorce After 50. She addresses: Divorce options (including mediation and collaborative divorce) How to receive the best guidance from lawyers and professional advisers Dividing marital property fairly Retirement plan rules Spousal support (alimony) How divorce affects estate planning Keeping good health care (updated to include new rules under the Affordable Care Act) The book also includes divorce survival stories that illustrate your options and provide encouragement. They got through it, and with the help of Divorce After 50, you can, too.
Divorce After 50: Your Guide to the Unique Legal and Financial Challenges
by Janice GreenLegal information and practical advice for older Americans going through a divorce. The legal, financial, and emotional challenges they face are different from those that apply to younger divorcees. Divorce After 50 is the only book around that addresses legal and financial concerns for this age group. Learn about different ways to divorce (mediation, collaborative law, or litigation), how to divide property, how to plan for post-divorce finances, what to do with retirement funds, and how health care and estate plans are affected by divorce
Divorce And Family Mediation: Models, Techniques, And Applications
by Jay Folberg Ann L. Milne Peter SalemBuilding on the success of their groundbreaking 1988 Divorce Mediation, Folberg et al. now present the latest state-of-the-art, comprehensive resource on family and divorce mediation. Paving the way for the field to establish its own distinct discipline and academic tradition, this authoritative volume offers chapters contributed by leading mediation researchers, trainers, and practitioners. Detailed are the theory behind mediation practice, the contemporary social and political context, and practical issues involved in mediating divorce and custody disputes with contemporary families. Authors also address intriguing questions about professional standards and where the field should go from here. A groundbreaking resource, this volume is indispensable for all mental health and legal professionals working with families in transition.
Divorce In California: The Legal Process, Your Rights, and What To Expect
by Debra R. Schoenberg Jennifer L. KnopsProviding accurate and objective information to help make the right decisions during a divorce in California, this guide provides answers to 360 queries such as What is the mediation process in California and is it required? How quickly can one get a divorce? Who decides who gets the cars, the pets, and the house? What actions might influence child custody? How are bills divided and paid during the divorce? How much will a divorce cost? and Will a spouse have to pay some or all attorney fees? Structured in a question-and-answer format, this divorce handbook provides clear and concise responses to help build confidence and give the peace of mind needed to meet the challenges of a divorce proceeding.
Divorce Step by Step: A Practical Guide to Navigating the Challenges Ahead
by René VercoeThe step-by-step guide to a successful divorce—and a better future Divorce is one of life's most complicated, stressful, and overwhelming experiences. How can you make practical, long-term decisions amid so much emotional chaos? Divorce Step by Step helps ease the strain, guiding you through the divorce process, and showing you that it is possible to look forward to the next phase of your life with confidence and optimism. This book is your trusted reference for finding the legal, financial, and personal resources you'll need. Consider it your road map for getting organized, staying focused, and moving through the legal system as smoothly as possible during this difficult time. Divorce Step by Step features: Your cost-saving courtroom companion—Gather and keep track of vital settlement information so you can be fully prepared to meet with a lawyer and save yourself hundreds of dollars on billable hours—or find out if you need to hire a lawyer at all. Building your case—Arm yourself with the facts on accountants, therapists, and more to help you develop the best possible case for your settlement. Advice for every divorce—This book provides support for people on both sides of the decision, as well as same-sex couples, immigrants, and retirees experiencing "gray divorce" whose legal and financial challenges may be different. This practical approach to divorce will help you manage the details so you can move toward a new beginning.
Divorce Taxation
by Melvyn B. FrumkesComplicated rules can slow down your progress as you work your way through the taxation pitfalls and opportunities that abound in divorces. Now there's help. Frumkes on Divorce Taxation quickly guides you through trouble spots and alerts you to potential tax savings in property distribution, support, and more. It offers on-target explanations, examples, specimen clauses, forms, checklists, tables, and other practical planning tools--all designed to reduce the work in divorce tax planning. Melvyn B. Frumkes' problem-solving book is loaded with how-to gems like these: * Structure make-up alimony payments to side-step income recapture * Transfer an IRA tax-free * Avoid non-deductible child support treatment * Qualify alimony as taxable and deductible * Bypass tax on interest payments * Enforce the record requirements of property transfers * Shift the dependency exemption and the child tax credit to the non-custodial parent * Deduct a portion of the attorney's fees
Divorce Tools & Techniques
by Rory T. WeilerA divorce is an emotional and legal minefield. Without a detailed plan of action, even an experienced practitioner can be flummoxed by "routine" custody arrangements or property valuation issues; the danger is even greater when the case involves complicated issues arising out of a prenuptial agreement, a bankruptcy, or a family business. Divorce Tools & Techniques is your action plan. From the initial meeting with a prospective client through trial and post-judgment matters, Divorce Tools & Techniques provides step-by-step guidance based on author Rory T. Weiler's 30+ years' experience handling divorce cases. For example, you will learn how to: * Lay the groundwork for trial early in the attorney-client relationship * Take control of negotiations without saying a word * Deal with a recalcitrant client * Deal with a stubborn client * Deal with a forgetful witness Manage the ups and downs of the divorce process and achieve the best for your clients with this practical and affordable guide.
Divorce Without Court
by Katherine StonerGet essential information on how to end a marriage fairly and inexpensively. This book guides you through a negotiated divorce, using divorce mediation, or an increasingly popular approach called collaborative divorce. Encouraging and straightforward, Divorce Without Court explains: how mediation works. how collaborative divorce works. how to maximize opportunities for settlement. how to get an agreement in writing. how to find and use advisors. Divorce Without Court provides the latest resources, contact information for state offices, national and regional organizations, and clear examples of what you can expect. With downloadable worksheets and checklists.
Divorce Without Court
by Katherine Stoner AttorneyDivorcing? Get the essential information on how to end a marriage fairly and inexpensively. Can you really have a civilized divorce? Ending a marriage is always difficult, but it need not be defined by financial or emotional conflict. Avoid huge legal bills and jockeying lawyers while protecting your kids -- turn to Divorce Without Court for help. The book guides you through a negotiated divorce, using divorce mediation, or an increasingly popular approach called "collaborative divorce." Encouraging and straightforward, Divorce Without Court explains: . how mediation works . how collaborative divorce works . how to use either to end a marriage . how to maximize opportunities for settlement . how to get an agreement in writing . how to find and use advisors Divorce Without Court provides the latest resources, contact information for state offices, national and regional organizations, and clear examples of what you can expect. This edition has been revised to reflect the most current trends in mediation, collaborative practice, and divorce law.
Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce
by Katherine E. StonerStoner, an attorney and mediator in private practice, explains how to use mediation or collaborative divorce to end a marriage and how to maximize opportunities for settlement, create a written agreement, and find and use advisors. Written in a straightforward, jargon-free style, the guide lists contact information for state offices and national and regional organizations. Stoner also provides worksheets and checklists. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce
by Katherine StonerLearn how to end a marriage fairly and inexpensively. This book guides you through a negotiated divorce, using mediation or an increasingly popular approach called collaborative divorce. Encouraging and straightforward, Divorce Without Court explains: how divorce mediation works how collaborative divorce works how to maximize opportunities for settlement how to get an agreement in writing how to find and use advisors. Divorce Without Courtt provides the latest resources, contact information for state offices, national and regional organizations, and clear examples of what you can expect. Includes downloadable worksheets and checklists to help you through the process.
Divorce and Conquer: Walking You Through Your Divorce, from Hiring the Lawyer to Signing on the Dotted Line (Conquering Divorce #1)
by R. Ray BrooksThis is it. The first in the three part Conquering Divorce series. A chapter each on finding the right lawyer for you, what to expect in the interview process and what you should look for in the lawyer's contract will save you time, stress and thousands of dollars in legal fees. You get the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the court process, all of the delays, and what you should expect (and not expect) from your lawyer and the judge. There is straight talk about the basics like custody actions, mediation, trials, support, starting to date, and even how to act when you see your estranged spouse or their lawyer out in public. The information within will ease your anxiety, insecurity and frustration during a crucial and scary time. Read it cover to cover.
Divorce and Separation
by Rosy Border Jane MoirThe Pocket Lawyer series is designed for members of the public who want 'how to' guidance in situations that would normally require expert advice. Each title: is written by experts in their field contains all the information you need in one book has an accessible and user-friendly layout and structure is supported by a companion website providing free updates and ready-to-use documents and letters. This book enables you to explore the options available to you when a marriage breaks down. It gives you all the information and paperwork you need, from conciliation and meditation through to separation and divorce. It provides the agreements and forms required for a mutually agreeable separation or a simple, uncontested DIY divorce. If you need to find a lawyer, Divorce and Separation will help you find one. It will also help when children are involved, offering advice on breaking the news to them and making arrangements for them.