Its broad coverage, interdisciplinary sources, notably strong problems, and exciting teaching materials have firmly established Family Law by Harris and Teitelbaum as a solid casebook for the basic family law course. Revised, streamlined, and reinvigorated, this casebook now puts the most current materials in a more effective format to help you introduce your students to essential principles and practices.
Both students and instructors appreciate the authors' clear and straightforward approach:
 Comprehensive coverage of all the key topics of marriage and divorce, including economic consequences, child custody, and support issues;
Interdisciplinary materials to explore the complex influences on family law drawn from finance, genetics and demography, clinical psychology, social history, and legal and policy responses to domestic violence;
Balanced presentation addresses immediate, cutting-edge issues (such as unmarried cohabitants or home schooling) while still focusing on family and the state, the role of various groups involved in resolving family law issues, and the effectiveness of law and instruments of law enforcement;
Skillfully crafted problems immerse students in the real world of family law.
Family Law reflects current developments in the field with:
Completely current material that incorporates new cases, new material, and updated jurisdiction law;
Additional problems throughout the book;
A revised chapter on Divorce Grounds now incorporates material on lawyers and the process of divorce.
Table of Contents includes:
The Importance of Being Married;
Common Law Marriage and Rights of Unmarried Cohabitants;
Entering Marriage;
Divorce Grounds;
The Economic Consequences of Divorce: Property Division and Spousal Support;
Parent-Child Support Duties;
Modification, Termination, Enforcement, and Tax Bankruptcy Treatment Orders;
Child Custody;
Family Contracts;
Jurisdiction;
Parenthood: Unmarried parents and Stepparents;
Adoption and Alternative Reproductive Technologies. |
