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Family Law The Essentials

by: Statsky, William P.

Family Law The Essentials

by: Statsky, William P.

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/18/2003
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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This is the essentials version of the market leader in family law (Statsky's Family Law, 4th, West, 1996). It is a briefer, less expensive paperback text ideal for shorter courses or for courses that supplement a paperback with state-specific material. Chapters 2-5, most of Chapter 1, all cases, appendices, and assignments that require library research have been eliminated in this version to provide concise, accurate coverage with an emphasis on practical paralegal skills and techniques. State-specific supplements are also available for Texas, New York, California, and Florida.ALSO AVAILABLECalifornia ISBN: 0-314-20594-2Florida ISBN: 0-314-20595-0New York ISBN: 0-314-20596-9Texas ISBN: 0-314-20597-7Study Guide ISBN: 0-314-20838-0INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDERInstructors Manual(with Test Bank), ISBN: 0-314-20794-5

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction to Family Law and Practice

(12)

Family Law in the Twenty-First Century

(3)

Equality of the Sexes: The Struggle Continues

(1)

Federalization of Family Law

(1)

The Contract Dimension of Family Law

(1)

Science and Law

(1)

Emerging Recognition of Gay Rights

(1)

The Scope of Family Law

(3)

Paralegal Roles in Family Law

(3)

Summary

(1)

On the Net

(2)

Chapter 2 Premarital Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements

(20)

Kinds of Agreements

(1)

Premarital Agreements

(8)

Valid Contract

(1)

Disclosure of Assets

(1)

Fairness and Unconscionability

(2)

Public Policy

(2)

Independent Counsel

(1)

Drafting Guidelines

(2)

Clauses in Premarital Agreements

(2)

Sample Premarital Agreement Clauses

(2)

Cohabitation Agreements

(8)

Express Contract

(1)

Implied Contract

(1)

Quasi Contract

(1)

Trust

(1)

Partnership

(1)

Joint Venture

(1)

Putative Spouse Doctrine

(2)

Sample Cohabitation Agreement

(2)

Summary

(1)

On the Net

(1)

Chapter 3 Traditional Marriage and Alternatives

(30)

Legal Issues Prior to Marriage

(4)

Breach of Promise to Marry

(1)

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

(1)

Gifts

(3)

Contracts Restraining Marriage

(1)

Introduction to Marriage

(1)

Am I Married?: How the Marriage Issue Is Raised

(1)

Constitutional Limitation on Marriage Restrictions

(1)

Ceremonial Marriage

(2)

Covenant Marriage

(1)

Common Law Marriage

(4)

Conflict of Law

(1)

Impediment Removal

(1)

Putative Marriage

(1)

Same-Sex Relationships

(12)

Hawaii

(4)

Vermont

(4)

Lawrence v. Texas

(1)

Summary

(2)

On the Net

(2)

Chapter 4 Annulment

(24)

Annulment, Divorce, and Legal Separation

(1)

The Void/Voidable Distinction

(1)

Who Can Sue?

(1)

Overview of Grounds for Annulment

(1)

Grounds Relating to the Legal Capacity to Marry

(6)

Prior Existing Marriage (Bigamy)

(2)

Consanguinity and Affinity Limitations

(1)

Nonage

(1)

Physical Disabilities

(2)

Homosexual "Marriages"

(1)

Grounds Relating to the Intent to Marry

(8)

Sham Marriages

(2)

Mental Disabilities

(1)

Duress

(2)

Fraud

(3)

Conflict of Law

(3)

Marriage-Evasion Statutes

(2)

Consequences of an Annulment Decree

(3)

Legitimacy of Children from an Annulled Marriage

(1)

Alimony and Disposition of Property Acquired before the Marriage Was Annulled

(1)

Problems of Revival

(1)

Custody and Child Support

(1)

Inheritance

(1)

Workers' Compensation Benefits

(1)

Criminal Law Consequences

(1)

Interspousal Immunity in Tort Actions

(1)

Privilege for Marital Communications

(1)

Tax Return Status

(1)

Summary

(1)

On the Net

(1)

Chapter 5 Divorce Grounds and Procedure

(36)

Historical Background

(2)

No-Fault Grounds for Divorce

(5)

Living Apart

(2)

Incompatibility

(1)

Irreconcilable Differences, Irremediable Breakdown

(2)

Fault Grounds for Divorce

(1)

Adultery

(1)

Cruelty

(1)

Desertion

(1)

Others

(1)

Defenses to the Fault Grounds for Divorce

(1)

Judicial Separation

(1)

Separate Maintenance

(1)

Introduction to Divorce Procedure

(2)

Domicile

100

(2)

Jurisdiction

102

(7)

Kinds of Jurisdiction

103

(1)

Part of Divorce Decree Being Attacked

104

(1)

Person Attacking Divorce Decree

105

(1)

Court in Which Divorce Decree Is Being Attacked

105

(1)

How Jurisdiction Is Acquired

106

(1)

Jurisdictional Analysis: Examples

107

(1)

Venue

108

(1)

Pretrial Matters

109

(4)

Pleadings

109

(2)

Guardian Ad Litem

111

(1)

Waiting Period

111

(1)

Discovery

111

(1)

Preliminary Orders

112

(1)

Trial

113

(1)

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

114

(3)

Arbitration

114

(1)

Rent-a Judge

114

(1)

Mediation

115

(1)

Med-Arb

115

(2)

Divorce Judgment

117

(2)

Enforcement of Divorce Judgment

119

(2)

Civil Contempt

119

(1)

Execution

119

(1)

Garnishment

119

(1)

Attachment

119

(1)

Posting Security

120

(1)

Receivership

120

(1)

Constructive Trust

120

(1)

Civil Unions

121

(1)

Summary

121

(1)

On the Net

122

(1)

Chapter 6 Spousal Support, Property Division, and the Separation Agreement

123

(52)

Separation Agreements and Litigation

123

(1)

Negotiation Factors

124

(1)

Checklists for the Preparation of a Separation Agreement

125

(2)

Uncovering Financial Assets

127

(11)

The Beginning of the Separation Agreement

138

(3)

Public Policy and Collusion

138

(2)

Capacity to Contract

140

(1)

Duress and Fraud

140

(1)

Consideration

141

(1)

Alimony Payments and Property Division: Introduction

141

(4)

Effect of Bankruptcy

142

(1)

Effect of Remarriage and Death

143

(1)

Availability of Contempt

144

(1)

Court's Power to Modify Terms

144

(1)

Federal Income Tax Treatment

144

(1)

Distinguishing between Alimony and Property Division

144

(1)

Alimony

145

(4)

Support Provisions in a Separation Agreement

146

(2)

Court-Ordered Alimony in the Absence of a Separation Agreement

148

(1)

Property Division: General Principles

149

(12)

Categorizing Property

149

(4)

What Property Is Divided and Who Gets What?

153

(2)

Dissipation

155

(1)

Pensions, Degrees, and Goodwill

155

(6)

Insurance

161

(1)

Debts

161

(1)

Taxes

162

(1)

Wills

163

(1)

Miscellaneous Provisions

163

(1)

Legal Expenses

163

(1)

Nonmolestation Clause

164

(1)

Modification of the Separation Agreement

164

(2)

Power to Modify

164

(1)

Exercising the Power to Modify

165

(1)

Arbitration and Mediation

166

(1)

Reconciliation

166

(2)

Sample Separation Agreements

168

(4)

Summary

172

(1)

On the Net

173

(2)

Chapter 7 Child Custody

175

(34)

Introduction

175

(1)

Kinds of Custody

176

(1)

Separation Agreement

177

(4)

Custody

177

(2)

Visitation

179

(2)

Contested Custody: Introduction

181

(3)

Parent vs. Parent

184

(9)

Court Discretion

185

(1)

Stability

185

(1)

Availability

185

(1)

Emotional Ties

186

(1)

Legal Preferences

187

(1)

Morality and Lifestyle

188

(1)

Domestic Violence

188

(1)

Religion

189

(1)

Race

189

(1)

Wishes of the Child

189

(1)

Expert Witnesses

190

(3)

Court Decision on Visitation

193

(3)

Introduction

193

(1)

Third-Party Visitation

193

(2)

Supervised Visitation

195

(1)

The New "Terror Weapon"

196

(1)

Biological Parent vs. Psychological Parent

197

(2)

Changing the Child's Surname

199

(1)

Modification of the Custody Order by the State That Issued the Order

199

(2)

Jurisdictional Problems and Child Snatching

201

(5)

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

202

(3)

Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act

205

(1)

Children Abroad: Special Problems

206

(1)

Summary

207

(1)

On the Net

208

(1)

Chapter 8 Child Support

209

(26)

Introduction

209

(1)

Separation Agreement

210

(1)

Jurisdiction and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

211

(4)

Who Pays and How Much?

215

(4)

Cost of College

218

(1)

The Second Family

218

(1)

Modification of Child-Support Orders

219

(1)

Enforcement of Child-Support Orders

220

(11)

Introduction

220

(5)

Civil Contempt Proceeding

225

(1)

Execution

225

(1)

Prosecution for Criminal Nonsupport

226

(1)

Income Withholding

227

(1)

New Hire Reporting

227

(1)

License Denial or Revocation

228

(1)

Passport Denial

228

(1)

Federal Tax Refund Offset Program

228

(1)

Unemployment Compensation Intercept

229

(1)

Qualified Domestic Relations Order

229

(1)

Qualified Medical Child Support Order

230

(1)

Credit Bureau Referral (Credit Clouding)

230

(1)

Financial Institution Data Match ("Freeze and Seize")

230

(1)

Posting Security

230

(1)

Protective Order

230

(1)

Improper Enforcement

231

(1)

Necessaries

232

(1)

Summary

232

(1)

On the Net

233

(2)

Chapter 9 Tax Consequences of Separation and Divorce

235

(16)

The Role of Tax Law in the Bargaining Process

235

(1)

Alimony

236

(6)

Deductible Alimony: The Seven Tests

237

(3)

The Recapture Rule: Front Loading of Payments

240

(2)

Property Division

242

(3)

Tax Consequences of a Property Division

243

(1)

Property Transfers Covered

244

(1)

Legal and Related Fees in Obtaining a Divorce

245

(1)

Innocent Spouse Relief

245

(1)

Marriage Penalty

246

(2)

Summary

248

(1)

On the Net

249

(2)

Chapter 10 The Legal Rights of Women

251

(18)

The Status of Women at Common Law

251

(1)

Owning and Disposing of Property

252

(1)

Contracts and Conveyances

252

(1)

Death of the Husband

253

(1)

Dower

253

(1)

Right of Election

253

(1)

Name

253

(1)

Credit

254

(1)

Employment

255

(2)

Job Discrimination

255

(1)

Sexual Harassment

256

(1)

Enforcement

256

(1)

Sexuality and Reproductive Rights

257

(3)

Contraception

258

(1)

Sterilization

258

(1)

Abortion

258

(2)

The Battered Wife

260

(4)

Marital Rape

264

(1)

Client Sensitivity

264

(3)

Summary

267

(1)

On the Net

268

(1)

Chapter 11 Illegitimacy and Paternity Proceedings

269

(12)

Illegitimacy

269

(3)

Inheritance

270

(1)

Testate Distribution

270

(1)

Support

270

(1)

Wrongful Death

270

(1)

Workers' Compensation

270

(1)

Social Security

270

(1)

Artificial Insemination

271

(1)

Legitimation and Paternity

272

(6)

Legitimation

272

(1)

Paternity

273

(5)

Summary

278

(2)

On the Net

280

(1)

Chapter 12 The Legal Status of Children

281

(8)

Age of Majority and Emancipation

281

(1)

Contracts

282

(1)

Property and Earnings

283

(1)

Domicile

283

(1)

Estates

284

(1)

Education

284

(1)

Neglect and Abuse

284

(3)

Delinquency

287

(1)

Summary

287

(1)

On the Net

288

(1)

Chapter 13 Adoption

289

(26)

Introduction

289

(2)

Kinds of Adoption

291

(2)

Agency Adoption

291

(1)

Independent/Private Adoption

291

(2)

Black Market Adoption

293

(1)

Who May Be Adopted?

293

(1)

Who May Adopt?

294

(3)

Adoption Procedure

297

(10)

Jurisdiction and Venue

297

(1)

Petition

297

(1)

Notice

298

(1)

Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

299

(1)

Consent

299

(2)

Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights

301

(2)

Placement

303

(1)

Can Children Divorce Their Parents?

303

(1)

Challenges to the Adoption Decree

303

(1)

Baby Richard

304

(1)

Baby Jessica

305

(1)

Putative Father Registry

305

(2)

Consequences of Adoption

307

(1)

Confidentiality

308

(3)

Equitable Adoption

311

(1)

Wrongful Adoption

311

(1)

Summary

312

(1)

On the Net

313

(2)

Chapter 14 The New Science of Motherhood

315

(16)

Introduction

315

(3)

The Status of Frozen Embryos

318

(2)

Stem-Cell Research

320

(1)

Surrogacy Contracts

321

(7)

Summary

328

(2)

On the Net

330

(1)

Chapter 15 Torts and Family Law

331

(12)

Introduction

331

(1)

Intrafamily Torts

332

(1)

Wrongful Life, Birth, and Pregnancy

333

(2)

Wrongful Adoption

335

(1)

Consortium and Services

335

(2)

Loss of Consortium

335

(2)

Loss of Services

337

(1)

Other Torts

337

(1)

Alienation of Affections

337

(1)

Criminal Conversation

337

(1)

Enticement of Spouse

337

(1)

Abduction or Enticement of a Child

338

(1)

Seduction

338

(1)

Vicarious Liability of Family Members

338

(2)

Summary

340

(1)

On the Net

341

(2)

Glossary

343

(14)

Index

357

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