Louisiana Community Property: Cases and Material on Louisiana Property Law of Marriage, 1972

Louisiana Community Property: Cases and Material on Louisiana Property Law of Marriage, 1972

Riley, Janet Mary

Property Law

Louisiana Law

Cover for a case book by Janet Mary Riley concerning Louisiana property laws of marriage.

The “Head and Master” rule within Louisiana’s Civil Code gave the husband sole control over community property or, everything a husband and wife acquired while together. Janet Mary Riley spearheaded the cause to change the code for equal management and division for both partners

Janet Mary Riley campaigned for change in the Community Property Law of Louisiana, speaking to women’s groups, presenting at conferences, and literally wrote the casebook on the subject.

Riley, Janet Mary

Jeane E. Senac, Jr.

Box 7 Folder 15, Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers

Claitor’s Publishing Division

Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)

1972

Cover of Book