Machiavelli and a Unified Theory of Economic Parental Responsibility: A Proposed Statute

Authors

Dana E. Prescott, Prescott, Lemoine, Jamison & Nelson, P.A.

First Page

95

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The evolution of a unified theory of economic parental responsibility derives from the coupling of modem dislocation of families and its material impact on children. Over the past three decades, the United States and much of Europe have struggled with the economic adjustments created by the dissolution of marriage as a matter of personal right rather than as an exception conferred by society. Divorce by itself, however, does not begin to define the boundaries of the adjustments, as serial relationships, remarriage and the non-marriage of parents create and compound economic uncertainty for children.

Recommended Citation

Dana E. Prescott, Machiavelli and a Unified Theory of Economic Parental Responsibility: A Proposed Statute, 12 St. Thomas L. Rev. 95 (1999).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/stlr/vol12/iss1/4