Community Property Lecture by Janet Mary Riley, 1975
- Title
- Community Property Lecture by Janet Mary Riley, 1975
- Subject
- Riley, Janet Mary
- Property Law
- Louisiana Law
- Description
- 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
- Creator
- Riley, Janet Mary
- Source
- Box 11 Folder 7, Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers
- Publisher
- Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
- Date
- 1975
Dublin Core
- Original Format
- paper
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Citation
Riley, Janet Mary, “Community Property Lecture by Janet Mary Riley, 1975,” Loyola University New Orleans Special Collections & Archives, accessed February 15, 2026, https://loynosca.omeka.net/items/show/14.