Books by Margaret F. Brinig

The International Survey of Family Law is the annual review of the International Society of Family Law. It brings together reliable and clearly structured insights into the latest and most notable developments in family law from all around the globe.

With a particular emphasis on Catholic school closures, this book examines the implications of these dramatic shifts in the urban educational landscape. It shows that the closing of Catholic schools harms the very communities they were created to bring together and serve.

Draws on research from a variety of disciplines to offer a study of family dynamics and social policy. Concentrating on legal reform, this book argues that family policy can only be effective if it is guided by an understanding of the importance of social capital and the advantages held by families that accrue it.

This is a systematic account of the law and economics of the American family. It explores the implications of economics for family law-divorce, adoption, breach of promise, surrogacy, prenuptial agreements, custody arrangements-and its limitations, and introduces the idea of covenant to consider the role of love, trust, and fidelity.