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Article: Monroe Inker, 80, teacher and lawyer.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
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- The Boston Herald
- Article date:
- April 18, 2006
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Monroe Inker of Newton, a lawyer, teacher and author, died Saturday of heart failure at his home. He was 80.
Born in Boston, Mr. Inker grew up in Brighton Beach, N.Y., where he attended Townsend Harris High School. He later attended Harvard Law School on the GI Bill.
He began his law career as a criminal defense lawyer before moving into family law in the 1960s. His advocacy for women's rights and child welfare led to the passage of no-fault divorce and equitable division of marital assets statute in 1975.
As a young man, Mr. Inker taught at Harvard and Northeastern University Law School. Later, he taught at Boston College and ...