Download This PaperAn Empirical Study of Family Law Understanding
22 Pages Posted: 13 Jun 2019 Last revised: 8 May 2020
Date Written: May 29, 2019
Abstract
This Article offers empirical data on the extent of family law understanding among Americans when it comes to creditors’ rights. Our data, composed of surveys, reveal that people’s perceptions of these rights do not change across states despite different legal regimes, and that people who are divorced have no better knowledge than those who have never been divorced. These original findings have important implications for law and policymakers.
Keywords: legal literacy, family law, creditors, empirical study
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Colby, Helen and Ryznar, Margaret, An Empirical Study of Family Law Understanding (May 29, 2019). University of Louisville Law Review, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 79-99, 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3395601