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"D.B.S. v. S.G.R.: Promoting Women's Equality through the Automatic Recalculation of Child Support.".(WOMEN AND THE LAW/FEMME ET DROIT)(Brief article)

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| September 22, 2007 | Bakht, Natasha; Klassen, Claire; Radbord, Joanna; Turnbull, Lorna | COPYRIGHT 2007 O.I.S.E. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

This article presents the arguments of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund on the issue of retroactive child support. It argues that the systemic inequality experienced by women both prior to and after separation must hot be exacerbated by an interpretation of the legislative child support regime that fails to recognize the feminization of poverty associated with the caregiving of children. By considering the ...

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