Community Property Lecture by Janet Mary Riley, 1975

Community Property Lecture by Janet Mary Riley, 1975

Riley, Janet Mary

Property Law

Louisiana Law

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.

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

Riley, Janet Mary

Box 11 Folder 7, Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers

Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)

1975

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