Description: FAMILY LAW: THE ESSENTIALS, Third Edition, provides a concise, accurate introduction to key legal concepts and practical paralegal skills, along with excerpts from real-world cases, forms and checklists you can apply on the job, and tips and techniques for professional success.
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Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to Family Law and Practice.
2. Premarital Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements.
3. Traditional Marriage and Alternatives.
4. Annulment.
5. Divorce Grounds and Procedure.
6. Spousal Support, Property Division, and the Separation Agreement.
7. Child Custody.
8. Child Support.
9. Tax Consequences of Separation and Divorce.
10. The Legal Rights of Women.
11. Illegitimacy and Paternity.
12. The Legal Status of Children.
13. Adoption.
14. The New Science of Motherhood.
15. Torts and Family Law.
Glossary.
Index. |
