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Emanuel Law Outlines for Family Law
Publication Date: 2021
Includes both capsule and detailed outline-format explanations and discussions of the critical issues, key topics, and cases. Also included are exam questions with model answers, an alphabetical list of cases, and a table correlating the Outline to the leading casebooks. Aims to provide comprehensive coverage of entire field of family law, including the latest Supreme Court cases, recent uniform and model legislation, and landmark state and federal decisions on LGBTQ rights including: (child custody, parentage, names, housing/employment discrimination); breastfeeding discrimination; divorce discrimination; marital paternity presumption; marital communications privilege; reproductive freedom and control; name disputes; state polygamy laws; parentage rights in multi-parent families; spousal spying for infidelity; move-away disputes; and tort actions against third parties.
Understanding Family Law by John DeWitt Gregory; Peter Nash Swisher; Robin Fretwell Wilson
Publication Date: 2013
This study aid offers students an overview of basic topics and issues in family law. Arranged in outline format, this title provides chapters on the following subjects: marriage and marriage alternatives, property and support rights during marriage, marital contracts and agreements, procreation, adoption, divorce grounds and defenses, spousal and child support on divorce, equitable distribution of property, and child custody and visitation.
Family Law in a Nutshell
Publication Date: 2007
This study aid is designed to provide a succinct exposition of family law. This title addresses perspectives in family law, creation of the marriage relationship, spousal rights and obligations, creation of the parent/child relationship, termination of marital status and economic consequences of divorce. The Fifth Edition is the most recent edition of this title, published in 2007.

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Child Custody and Visitation
Child Custody Practice & Procedure
Children & the Law: Rights & Obligations
Child Support Guidelines: Interpretation & Application
Determining Child & Spousal Support by Marian F. Dobbs This treatise provides the basic tools for support determination for both children and spouses. It includes a state-by-state table of rules and laws, as well as forms. It is updated annually.
Domestic Violence Practice and Procedure
Drafting Prenuptial Agreements
Family Law and Practice by Arnold H. Rutkin, ed This multi-volume treatise is national in scope and practice-oriented, providing guidance for every stage of a family law proceeding from initial client contact through modification and enforcement. Some of the topics covered in this comprehensive, up-to-date work include: strategy, temporary relief, child custody, including the latest cases on joint vs. sole custody, valuation and distribution of property upon dissolution of marriage, child support, spousal support, domestic violence, divorce, support and benefits relevant to military families, Paternity proceedings, Adoption and more.
Forms from Family Law Litigation Guide with Forms: Discovery, Evidence, Trial Practice
The Law of Adoption
Legal Rights of Children
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Family Law
Lindey and Parley on Separation Agreements and Antenuptial Contracts, Second Edition
Marital Property Law
Modern Child Custody Practice Treats the human dynamics as well as the legal aspects of child custody and support cases Analyzes each step of the custody proceeding, from the first client interview through the appeals process Describes how to most effectively use--or rebut--the testimony of mental health professionals Explains when joint or split custody is a viable alternative Thoroughly discusses visitation by the noncustodial parent, grandparents and stepparents.
Valuation and Distribution of Marital Property
Valuation of Divorce Assets
Valuing Specific Assets In Divorce

For more texts & treatises, consult Westlaw and Lexis' collections of family law secondary sources, in addition to the law library's catalog.

Relevant subject headings from our catalog include:

Adoption -- Law and legislation -- United States
Alimony -- United States
Child support -- Law and legislation -- United States
Domestic relations -- United States
Marital property -- United States
Marriage law -- United States

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