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Family Law 1st Edition (called Domestic Relations Law and Skills)

by William Statsky

Link to the Current Edition of this Book - 5th Ed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS  OF CURRENT EDITION

I. Introduction 

• Introduction to Family Law and Practice
• Ethics and Malpractice in Family Law
• Compiling a Family History 

II. Premarital Agreements, Marriage Formation, Annulment 

• Premarital Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements
• Traditional Marriage and Alternatives
• Annulment 

III. Divorce 

• Divorce Grounds and Procedure
• Spousal Support, Property Division, and the Separation
• Agreement
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• Tax Consequences of Separation and Divorce 

IV. Women’s Rights, Paternity, Legal Status of Children Adoption, Family Torts 

• The Legal Rights of Women
• Illegitimacy and Paternity Proceedings
• The Legal Status of Children
• Adoption
• The New Science of Motherhood
• Torts and Family Law 

Appendix 

• General Instructions for the Assignments in the Book
• Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
• Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act
• Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
• State Child-Support Enforcement Agencies
• State Child Welfare Agencies
• Marriage Laws
• Divorce, Marriage, Birth, and Death Records
• Organizations and Resources