Editor's Note

• Author: Kendra Huard Fershee
• Position: Editor in Chief, Family Law Quarterly, kendra.fershee@mail.wvu.edu
• Pages: vii-vii

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Editor’s Note

This issue is our second entirely online issue of Family Law Quarterly.

We are doing our best to ensure that Family Law Section members are

receiving their copies and hope our readers will let us know if there are

problems! While it appears that the transition to online publication has

been relatively smooth, it’s possible that problems have emerged that we

simply cannot detect from our vantage point. Any input you have would

be much appreciated.

This issue includes articles about “The Changing Face of Family Law

in America,” which was the topic of a symposium of law professors at the

American Association of Law Schools last winter. Family Law Quarterly

prides itself on being a publication that features articles of interest and

import to legal practitioners around the world, and this issue should not

disappoint for people interested in how the law is adjusting (or not) to

the many forms families take in modern times. Regardless of a person’s

beliefs on what form families should take, the reality is that families are

comprised of multiple potential combinations of closely related individuals,

and many families are asking for formal recognition in ways they did not

in the past. All the while, some courts and legislators are making decisions

that indicate a resistance to change, or a lack of understanding of how

to support or accommodate, in a fair way, these changing family forms.

These competing interests are at the core of family law practice, and the

articles within do an excellent job of exploring them.

Also, we have a bonus in this issue: a double-offering of Schwab essay

nalists! Because of the timing of the contest and our publishing schedule,

we are publishing the 2017 and 2018 winners in this issue. That means

our next Spring issue will not include Schwab essay winners, but the most

recent winners are being published sooner than usual, which means their

essays are more timely this year.

As always, thank you for your readership. We appreciate you!

Best,

Kendra

Kendra Huard Fershee

Editor in Chief

Family Law Quarterly

kendra.fershee@mail.wvu.edu

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