Louisiana Community Property: Cases and Material on Louisiana Property Law of Marriage, 1972
- Title
- Louisiana Community Property: Cases and Material on Louisiana Property Law of Marriage, 1972
- Subject
- Riley, Janet Mary
- Property Law
- Louisiana Law
- Description
- 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.
- Creator
- Riley, Janet Mary
- Jeane E. Senac, Jr.
- Source
- Box 7 Folder 15, Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers
- Publisher
- Claitor’s Publishing Division
- Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
- Date
- 1972
Dublin Core
- Original Format
- Cover of Book
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Citation
Riley, Janet Mary and Jeane E. Senac, Jr. , “Louisiana Community Property: Cases and Material on Louisiana Property Law of Marriage, 1972,” Loyola University New Orleans Special Collections & Archives, accessed January 20, 2025, https://loynosca.omeka.net/items/show/13.