Abrams, Cahn, Ross and Meyer's Contemporary Family Law, 2d

By Douglas E. Abrams, Naomi R Cahn, Catherine J Ross, David D Meyer

ISBN-13: 9780314195654

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Series: American Casebook Series

Brand: West Law School

Pages: 1251

Components: 1 Print

Shelf Space: 2 in.

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This text introduces students to emerging policy debates and explores issues that arise in family law practice, including the importance of collaborating with professionals from other disciplines. The book emphasizes that families take a variety of forms and that constitutional considerations play an increasingly important role in family law. Separate chapters are devoted to lawyering, private ordering, and alternative dispute resolution. Property distribution and alimony are treated in separate chapters to emphasize each topic's distinctive theoretical and practical aspects. Moreover, because child custody arrangements lead to some of the most acrimonious legal disputes, this casebook devotes two separate chapters to custody.