Family law from multiple perspectives : cases and commentary /
by Lynn D. Wardle, Bruce C. Hafen Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University ; Mark P. Strasser, Trustees Professor of Law, Capital University School of Law ; Lynne Marie Kohm, John Brown McCarty Professor of Law, Regent University School of Law ; Tanya M. Washington, Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law.
- Second edition
- xxxix, 1035 pages ; 26 cm.
- American casebook series .
- American casebook series. .
Includes index.
Chapter 1. A Brief History of American Family Law and its Organization, Sources, Importance, Variety, and Basic Principles -- Chapter 2. Pre-Marriage Issues and Marriage Essentials -- Chapter 3. Marriage Requirements -- Chapter 4. Marriage Formalities; Common Law Marriage; Covenant Marriage; Attempted Marriage; Choice of Law -- Chapter 5. Marriage and the Constitution -- Chapter 6. Parentage: Legitimacy, Nonmarital Parents, and Children -- Chapter 7. The Legal Complexities Posed by Assisted Reproductive Technologies -- Chapter 8. Adoption: History; Terminating Existing Parent-Child Relationships; Establishing New Parent-Child Relationships; Interstate Adoptions; Native American Indian Adoptions; International Adoptions -- Chapter 9. Preventing Parentage: Contraception and Abortion -- Chapter 10. Marital Status and the Financial Incidents of Marital Status -- Chapter 11. Economic Consequences of Marriage: Necessaries; Family Support; Benefits; and Taxes -- Chapter 12. Marital Privileges and Heart Balm Damages -- Chapter 13. Family Violence: Spousal Abuse, Protective Orders, Gender Difference, Intimate Partner Violence -- Chapter 14. Minority Status -- Chapter 15. Noneconomic Parental Relations: Parental Rights in General; Education; Medical Treatment -- Chapter 16. Economic Duties of Parents and Adult Children: Support of Children; Property Ownership and the UTMA (UGMA); Filial Support -- Chapter 17. Quasi-Parental Relations: Grandparents' Rights; Stepparents; Foster Families -- Chapter 18. Divorce Jurisdiction and Procedures -- Chapter 19. Grounds for Dissolution; Non-economic Consequences; Divorce Reforms; Comparative Divorce Law -- Chapter 20. Property Division; Tax Consequences of Divorce -- Chapter 21. Spousal Support: Income Redistribution by Family Courts upon Divorce -- Chapter 22. Separation Agreements; Bankruptcy; Termination of Quasi-Spousal Relations; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Post-Divorce Litigation -- Chapter 23. Jurisdiction to Make Custody and Visitation Awards -- Chapter 24. Historical and Contemporary Child Custody Standards; Visitation Standards; Comparative Custody; Guardians Ad Litem -- Chapter 25. Enforcement and Modification of Custody and Out-of-State Relocations -- Chapter 26. Child Support: Jurisdiction; Procedures; Guidelines; Factors; Tax Considerations; Modification; Enforcement.
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Domestic relations--United States. Domestic relations.