Work of the Family Lawyer

by Oliphant, Robert E.; Ver Steegh, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780735544215
• ISBN10: 0735544212
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

Significantly more focused and compact than the traditional casebook, this text For The family law elective consolidates short introductions, tightly edited cases and stimulating problems and questions into a manageable format. With its distinctly practical focus, Work of the Family Lawyer will capture and hold student interest while it expands teaching options for instructors. the authors take a new approach To The subject, while ensuring complete and careful treatment of standard topics, such as marriage, custody, support, and paternity: the text is written to be accessible and student-friendly. Simple, straightforward organization around the most common issues that confront a family law practitioner enhances focus and flexibility. Material is arranged in sequential order and progresses from basic through intermediate to advanced legal concepts. Any single chapter or series of chapters can be used independently in a variety of course credit configurations. Each chapter contains five segments: introductory overview to put cases immediately into context; cases; commentary and updates on cases providing broad background information; discussion questions constructed to stimulate classroom analysis and debate; and problems designed to incorporate and integrate principles, suitable for challenging discussions in class or small groups. Chapters on mediation and professional responsibility encourage students to consider the lawyer's role as problem-solver and counselor. A wide variety of materials help instructors prepare for class: A comprehensive Teacher's Manual includes an overview of each chapter, a list of learning objectives, case summaries suggested teaching ideas, sample syllabi, and citations to relevant law review articles, Internet sites, and cases. A complete set of PowerPoint slides, which contain background information, reinforce learning objectives, and supply concrete examples. Internet- based drill and practice quizzes are available to adopters. A website with new cases, legislation, quizzes, up-to-date PowerPoint slides, Teacher's manual with updates and new materials, and links to important family law articles on the web. in Work of the Family Lawyer, Robert Oliphant and Nancy Ver Steegh bring the best of new methods and approaches to bear on the divers subject of family law an succeed in offering coverage that is as clear as it is complete.

Table of Contents

A historical glimpse of family law

Marriage and its barriers

Annulment

Cohabitation outside marriage

Jurisdiction

Establishing alimony (maintenance)

Modifying alimony (maintenance)

Establishing child support

Modifying and enforcing child support

Determining child custody

Modifying custody - removal

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

Visitation

Property division

Premarital agreements

Pensions and insurance

Bankruptcy

Reopening judgments

Contempt

Family tax issues

Attorney fees and liens

Professional responsibility

Domestic violence

Child abuse

Terminating parental rights

Adoption

Paternity

Alternative reproduction

Medical rights of children

Mediation

Name change

Family privacy - wiretaps

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