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Written by a distinguished group of matrimonial practitioners and family law experts from across the country, this treatise is national in scope and practice-oriented, providing guidance for every stage of a family law proceeding from initial client through modification and enforcement. Some of the topics covered in this comprehensive, up-to-date work include:

Strategy

Temporary relief

Child custody, including the latest cases on t vs. sole custody

Valuation and distribution of property upon dissolution of marriage

Child

Spousal

Domestic violence

The latest tax considerations

Discovery, pre-trial, and trial techniques

Modification and enforcement of orders

Divorce, and benefits relevant to military families

Paternity proceedings

Adoption

Unmarried cohabitants

Counsel fees

Attorney ethics

Invaluable practice aids incorporated throughout the work include model pleadings, orders, motion papers, sample retainers, financial questionnaires, sample interrogatories, models of equitable distribution of marital property, model direct and cross-examinations.

First published in 1985.

6 volumes.

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