Valentine’s Day, celebrated this year on Saturday, February 14th, is considered a day of romance to celebrate love and spending time with that special someone. Hearts, candy, flowers, and dinner dates are all symbols and activities of this special day. Valentine’s Day can even lead to proposals, engagements and marriages, which hopefully will lead to long and happy lives for the lucky couples.
Below are titles from the BLS Library about marriage, same-sex marriage, marital agreements, etc., including one entitled Should You Marry a Lawyer? and an article from BLS Law Notes about “Lawyers in Love: Alumni Who Met at BLS and Married.”
Marriage:
Cott, Nancy, Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation (2000)
Lind, Goran, Common Law Marriage: A Legal Institution for Cohabitation (2008)
Maillard, Kevin, Loving v. Virginia in a Post-Racial World: Rethinking Race, Sex and Marriage (2012)
Same-Sex Marriage:
Klarman, Michael, From the Closet to the Altar (2012)
Mello, Michael, Legalizing Gay Marriage (2004)
Moats, David, Civil Wars: A Battle for Gay Marriage (2004)
Pierceson, Jason, Same-Sex Marriage in the United States (2013)
Pinello, Daniel, America’s Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage (2006)
Premarital Agreements:
Dublin, Arlene, Prenups for Lovers: A Romantic Guide to Prenuptial Agreements (1993)
Hertz, Frederick, Counseling Unmarried Couples (2014)
Ravdin, Linda, Premarital Agreements: Drafting and Negotiation (2011)
Winer, Edward, Premarital and Marital Contracts (1993)
Divorce:
Abraham, Jed, From Courtship to Courtroom (1999)
Gold-Bikin, Lynne, The Divorce Trial Manual (2003)
Herman, Gregg, The Joy of Settlement (1997)
Turner, Brett, Attacking and Defending Marital Agreements (2012)
Marriage and the Lawyer:
Travis, Fiona, Should You Marry a Lawyer? (2004)
BLS Law Notes, Mergers & Acquisitions: Lawyers in Love: Alumni Who Met at BLS and Married, by Angela Strong (Spring 2010)
Have a Happy Valentine’s Day!
