This three-volume best-selling deskbook offers comprehensive treatment of every aspect of a family law case, from retainer agreements to the finality of decrees, with practice tips from leading practitioners, judges, and court commissioners. The 2022 third edition reflects the multitude of changes that have occurred in family law, as authors closed the gap since the last update to this title in 2012 and updated the state of the law to late 2021, when chapters were finalized. Add this practice-tested and trusted resource to your reference library today.
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By: Mary L. Hammerly (Editor), Cheryll D. Russell (Editor), Boaz Weintraub (Editor)
The 2022 third edition reflects the multitude of changes that have occurred in family law, as authors closed the gap since the last update to this title in 2012 and updated the state of the law to late 2021, when chapters were finalized. New chapters have been added:
Chapter 7 The Role of the Limited License Legal Technician
Chapter 17 Family Practice in Tribal Court
Chapter 19 Family Law Immigration Issues
Chapter 26 Trial Preparation and Practice
And the scope of many chapters has been enlarged to keep pace with the nature of family law practice. Just two examples:
Chapter 6 (Enhancing Civility and Maintaining Privacy for Your Clients) has been expanded to cover ethical concerns arising from cloud-based storage, metadata, and the seemingly countles ways technology can make it "easy" for clients to eavesdrop on spouses, partners, and children.
Chapter 60 (Adoption) has an entirely new section on assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy.
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Summary of Contents
Volume 1
Part 1. Managing the Family Law Practice/Dealing with the Client and Parties
Chapter 1. Psychological Aspects of Family Law Issues for Clients and Practitioners (G. Andrew H. Benjamin, Connie J. Beck)
Chapter 2. Fee Agreements (G. Lee Raaen)
Chapter 3. Attorney Fees (Danielle R. Marchant, David R. Law)
Chapter 4. Ethical Considerations for the Family Law Practitioner (Mark J. Fucile)
Chapter 5. Malpractice (Mark J. Fucile)
Chapter 6. Enhancing Civility and Maintaining Privacy for Your Clients (Jennifer A. Forquer, Sharon Friedrich)
Chapter 7. The Role of the Limited License Legal Technician (Nancy Ivarinen, Jennifer L. Bull)
Chapter 8. Unbundled Legal Services in Family Law (Rachel Felbeck)
Part 2. Marital and Nonmarital Relations
Chapter 9. Prenuptial Contracts (Boaz Weintraub, Zeshan Khan)
Chapter 10. Marriage (Patricia Novotny)
Chapter 11. Separations: De Facto and Filing for Legal Separation (Lindsay D. Camandona, Lindsay J. Noel)
Chapter 12. The Nonmarital Couple (Elaine G. DuCharme, Nancy Hawkins)
Chapter 13. [Reserved]
Part 3. Jurisdictional and Procedural Considerations
Chapter 14. Divisible Divorce—Jurisdiction, Venue, Commencement (Christopher Pitts)
Chapter 15. Indian Child Welfare (Brooke Pinkham, Andrea Y. Smit)
Chapter 16. Washington's Indian Child Welfare Act (Tom Tremaine)
Chapter 17. Family Law Practice in Tribal Court (Andrea Y. Smith, Jennifer Yogi)
Chapter 18. [Reserved]
Chapter 19. Family Law Immigration Issues (Susan H.L. Luong, Cameron S. Pardon)
Part 4. Preparing the Case and Temporary Motions
Chapter 20. Use of Professionals in Family Law Litigation (Susan J. Shulenberger, Krista E. Stipe)
Chapter 21. Guardians Ad Litem and Court-Appointed Special Advocates (Lisa K. Barton)
Chapter 22. Discovery in Family Law Litigation (Janet A. George, Elizabeth A. Hoffman)
Chapter 23. Access to Child Protective Services and Health Care Records (Tobin Carlson, Nicole Anderson)
Chapter 24. Pretrial Motions Practice (Caleb O. Bonm, Charles E. Newton)
Chapter 25. Family Law Court Records (Kevin Rowles, Jamie Perry)
Chapter 26. Trial Preparation and Practice (Rene Cespedes)
Part 5. Support
Chapter 27. Maintenance (James McGuire, Kimberly Loges)
Chapter 28. Child Support (Christopher Fox, Boaz Weintraub, Zachary C. Ashby)
Chapter 29. [Reserved]
Volume 2
Part 6. Property
Chapter 30. Identification of Property Interests (Shana E. Thompson, Glenn MacGilvra)
Chapter 31. Valuation of Property (John Rosecrans)
Chapter 32. Disposition of Property and Liabilities (O. Yale Lewis)
Chapter 33. Federal Civilian Retirement Benefits (Peter D. Svennungsen)
Chapter 34. [Reserved]
Chapter 35. Private Pension Plans and QDROs (Devitt D. Barnett, Dalton Thacker)
Chapter 36. Washington State Public Pensions (Peter D. Svennungsen)
Chapters 37–38. [Reserved]
Part 7. Other Financial Considerations
Chapter 39. Marital Dissolution Tax Issues (Steven J. Kessler)
Chapter 40. Insurance Issues in Family Law (Juliana U. Wong, Kathryn Felice Peterson)
Chapter 41. Debts (Andrekita Silva)
Chapter 42. Family Law and Bankruptcy (Michael M. Sperry)
Chapter 43. Domestic Relations Matters and the Impact On Public Benefits (Sujatha Jagadeesh Branch, Mary Welch)
Chapters 44–45. [Resrved]
Part 8. Children
Chapter 46. Custody Proceedings: Jurisdiction and Full Faith and Credit (Rhea J. Rolfe)
Chapter 47. Parenting Plans (Lisa M. Ward)
Chapter 48. Child Abuse and Neglect (Amanda N. Gamble)
Chapter 49. Dependency and Ary/Chins Proceedings in Juvenile Court (Beth Dillon, Jill Malat, Megan Valentine, Bailey Zydek)
Chapter 50. Custodial Interference (John W. Kydd)
Chapter 51. Nonparental Custody and Relative Visitation (Veronica Freitas)
Chapter 52–53. [Reserved]
Volume 3
Part 9. Resolving the Case Without Trial
Chapter 54. Marital Agreements (Stella L. Pitts, Nicholas Lovelace)
Chapter 55. Mediation (Michael W. Bugni)
Chapter 56. Adjudicative Methods of Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, Med-Arb, and Settlement Options (Jacqueline L. Jeske)
Chapter 57. Collaborative Law (Rachel Felbeck)
Part 10. Creating New Family Relationships
Chapter 58. Parentage (Janelle Carolyn Wilson)
Chapter 59. Termination of Parental Rights (Neal T. Feinerman)
Chapter 60. Adoption (David V. Anderson, Alexandra T. Keller, Gretchen I. Korb-Nice)
Chapter 61. Guardianship and Conservatorship (Bruce R. Moen)
Chapter 62–63. [Reserved]
Part 11. Post-Decree, Enforcement, and Ancillary Considerations
Chapter 64. Finality of Decrees (Lynn P. Barker)
Chapter 65. Family Law Appeals (Catherine W. Smith, Valerie A. Villacin)
Chapter 66. Change of Name (Zeshan Khan)
Chapter 67. Use of the Contempt Power in Domestic Relations (Andre L. Lang)
Chapter 68. Post-Decree Transfers of Property and Enforcement (Philip C. Tsai)
Chapter 69. Assets and Liabilities Not Disposed of By the Decree (Philip C. Tsai)
Chapter 70. Homesteads (Emily J. Tsai, John H. O’Rourke)
Chapter 71. International Family Law (Marguerite C. Smith, David B. Starks)
Chapters 72–73. [Reserved]
Part 12. Harmful Conduct
Chapter 74. Domestic Violence (Mary L. Hammerly, Vincent Humphrey)
Chapter 75. Torts and the Family (Ashley N. Gomez, Monica K. Cary)
Chapter 76. Involuntary Commitment (Gerald A. Smith)
Chapter 77. Juvenile Offenders (Todd L. Dowell)
Chapters 78–79. [Reserved]
Published: 2022
2108 pages