Family Law Examples & Explanations, 2e

A clear and comprehensive organization makes Examples & Explanations: Family Law the perfect ancillary source for any family law course. This cutting-edge and topically significant supplement is now fully updated in its Second Edition. Utilizing the trusted Examples & Explanations methodology, this text challenges students to assimilate a vast array of material in a problem-based, forward thinking manner.

This edition retains the great features that made it a dependable source for students in its First Edition:

• offers clear organization and comprehensive coverage of material
• includes topics such as alternative dispute resolution, domestic violence, and professional responsibility
• breaks family law into distinct, digestible topics, unlike other books of its nature
• distinguishes maintenance from property division and custody from modification of custody
• challenges students with cutting edge issues, as authors integrate firsthand accounts of material with progressive practitioners to discern new trends in family law and family law practice

• discussion of innovative new procedures and professional roles, including:
  • parenting coordinators
  • neutral experts
  • collaborative law practice
• additional emphasis on same-sex marriage, cohabitation, child support, paternity, and alternative dispute resolution
• almost entirely new examples and explanations, most of which are based on actual reported cases
• additional focus on abortion and other constitutional issues

An author website to support classroom instruction using this title is available at http://www.aspenlawschool.com/familye&e