Breastfeeding in Custody Proceedings: A Modern-Day Manifestation of Liberal and Conservative Family Traditions

Baxter-Kauf, Kate M.

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Breastfeeding in Custody Proceedings: A Modern-Day Manifestation of Liberal and Conservative Family Traditions

Kate M. Baxter-Kauf

affiliation not provided to SSRN

November 3, 2011

15 Rich. J.L. Pub. Int. 627 (2012)

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This article explores the relationship between breastfeeding in custody proceedings and the supposedly discredited common law coverture and tender years doctrines. It argues that the case of custody disputes highlights the contradictory nature of family law through the relationship between parental autonomy, the privatization of dependency, and the judicially determined appropriateness of maternal relationships.

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Keywords: family law, breastfeeding, custody

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Date posted: November 17, 2011 ; Last revised: May 11, 2012

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Baxter-Kauf, Kate M., Breastfeeding in Custody Proceedings: A Modern-Day Manifestation of Liberal and Conservative Family Traditions (November 3, 2011). 15 Rich. J.L. Pub. Int. 627 (2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1953944

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