Alimony Awards under Middle-Tier Equal Protection Scrutiny: Orr v. Orr, 440 U.S. 268 (1979)

Authors

Gary D. Gilson, University of Nebraska College of LawFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Historical Application of Equal Protection to Gender-Based Classifications

III. The Facts of Orr

IV. The Orr Decision

V. Analysis … A. The Strength of the State Interest … B. Statutes from Other States … C. Alternatives upon Remand

VI. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Gary D. Gilson, Alimony Awards under Middle-Tier Equal Protection Scrutiny: Orr v. Orr, 440 U.S. 268 (1979), 59 Neb. L. Rev. (1980)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol59/iss1/11