Family Law in a Nutshell

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Pub. Date: 1995-08-01
Publisher(s): West Group
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Summary

Perspectives; Creation of the Marriage Relationship; Spousal Rights and Obligations in the Ongoing Marriage; Creation of the Parent and Child Relationship; Parent and Child Relationship; Termination of Marital Status; Economic Consequences of Divorce.

Table of Contents

Preface
Table of Cases
Sources and Applications of Family Lawp. 1
The New Family and the New Constitutional Lawp. 18
Marriage Regulation: Substantive Requirementsp. 41
Marriage Formalities and Informal (Common Law) Marriagep. 54
Effects of Non-compliance With Marriage Regulationp. 61
Unmarried Cohabitationp. 71
Variability of the Marriage Contractp. 88
Husband and Wife in the On-going Marriage - Support and Propertyp. 109
Husband and Wife in the On-going Marriage - Names, Torts and Crimesp. 133
Equality of Spousesp. 156
Legitimacy, Illegitimacy, Paternity - And the Unmarried Father's Custodial Rightsp. 163
Adoptionp. 195
Artificial Insemination, In Vitro Fertilization, Embryo Transfers and Surrogate Motherhoodp. 212
Parental Authority and Custodial Obligationsp. 225
The Child Support Obligationp. 244
Child Support Enforcementp. 261
Child Neglect and Abuse, Dependency, Termination of Parental Rightsp. 274
Child Custody on Divorcep. 295
Divorce, Traditional Stylep. 333
"Limited Divorce" and "Separate Maintenance"p. 353
Annulmentp. 357
The Adversary Process, Family Lawyers, Family Courts, Conciliation, Mediation, Arbitrationp. 364
Divorce Jurisdiction and Recognition of Out-of-State Divorcesp. 375
Divorce Reform - Mission Overachieved?p. 385
Alimonyp. 401
Division of Property on Divorcep. 427
Divisibility of Pensions and Professional Licensesp. 444
Taxation, Enforcement, Duration and Other Legal Attributes of Alimony, Property Division and Child Supportp. 460
Separation Agreementsp. 480
Indexp. 491
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