Examples & Explanations for Family Law, Sixth Edition

• ISBN: 9781543802283

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• Description

  Examples & Explanations: Family Law, Sixth Edition, provides readers with an in-depth understanding of complex family law principles and how they are applied in practice. Following the Examples & Explanations pedagogy, this book features examples based on challenging real-life situations followed by practical solutions in the explanations section. Citations and links to additional source material make the text a valuable research tool.
  
  Family law evolves quickly, and this sixth edition captures recent developments while anticipating future policy challenges. It explains recent Supreme Court activity in family law and familiarizes students with emerging national legislative trends. This edition features a substantially updated chapter on determining parentage, exploration of new alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes, and discussion of professional responsibility issues that arise when lawyers perform nontraditional roles.

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  New to the Sixth Edition:

  • Analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions
  • Exploration of legislative activity across the states
  • Inclusion of relevant social science research

  Professors and students will benefit from:

  • Clear and concise text with comprehensive coverage
  • Examples and explanations drawn from real cases
  • Problem-based teaching and learning where students apply legal concepts to real-life situations
  • Practical approaches to common family law questions and challenges
  • Discussion of how practicing lawyers approach family law issues
  • Emphasis on student self-assessment and preparation for a variety of testing approaches
  • Easily searchable text using the index and table of Supreme Court cases