The Concise Edition continues a long tradition of innovation the casebook is widely known and prized for. This new-style edition delivers an up-to-date overview of U.S. Family Law that weaves together a thoughtfully-edited blend of black-letter rules, policy, narrative, history, and transnational sources, with theory judiciously sprinkled throughout. The resulting mix is a casebook that introduces the full range of Family Law topics in a manner that is direct, unadorned, accessible and distinctively teachable. This edition is ideal for instructing students on major highways of the field with materials that capture and convey their dynamism, interest, and future directions.