Family Law Litigation Guide with Forms: Discovery, Evidence, Trial Practice

This is the only publication available that helps prepare you for every phase of matrimonial and family law pre-trial practice and related court proceedings. You'll get in-depth coverage of procedural and evidentiary rules, as well as practical "how to" guidance that helps you apply those rules in court.
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This is the only publication available that helps prepare you for every phase of matrimonial and family law pre-trial practice and related court proceedings. You'll get in-depth coverage of procedural and evidentiary rules, as well as practical "how to" guidance that helps you apply those rules in court. Whether you're a specialist or a general practitioner, your work will go faster with clearly-written analyses, practice points, convenient checklists, and more than 200 sample court-tested forms, including:

  • forms used in family law proceedings
  • practice checklists
  • sample motion papers
  • sample discovery devices
  • sample questions and answers that demonstrate and explain every aspect of questioning

Four distinct units of coverage take you step-by-step through:

  • Law of Discovery
  • Discovery Practice
  • Law of Evidence
  • Trial Practice

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Table of contents


VOLUME 1


Unit I: The Law of Discovery in Matrimonial and Family Law Proceedings

CHAPTER 1 The Scope of Discovery

CHAPTER 2 Discovery Devices

CHAPTERS 3 through 4 [Reserved]

Unit II: Discovery Practice in Matrimonial and Family Law Proceedings

CHAPTER 5 Planning Discovery

CHAPTER 6 Interrogatories In Matrimonial and Family Law Proceedings

CHAPTERS 7 through 8 [Reserved]

CHAPTER 9 Production of Documents

CHAPTER 10 The Role of Depositions in Matrimonial and Family Law Proceedings

CHAPTER 11 Depositions in Custody, Support and Other Non-Property Family Law Proceedings

CHAPTER 12 Depositions in Marital Property Proceedings


VOLUME 2


CHAPTER 13 Physical, Mental and Vocational Examinations

CHAPTER 14 Requests for Admissions in Family Law Litigation

CHAPTER 15 Use of Experts in the Discovery Process

CHAPTERS 16 through 20 [Reserved]

Unit III: Law of Evidence in Matrimonial and Family Law Proceedings

CHAPTER 21 Admissibility of Evidence: Relevancy and Related Issues

CHAPTER 22 Witnesses in Matrimonial and Family Law Cases

CHAPTER 23 Hearsay in Matrimonial and Family Law Cases

CHAPTER 24 Privileges in Matrimonial and Family Law Cases

CHAPTERS 25 through 28 [Reserved]

Unit IV: Trial Practice in Matrimonial and Family Law Proceedings

CHAPTER 29 The Trial

CHAPTERS 30 through 31 [Reserved]


VOLUME 3


CHAPTER 32 Trial of Marital Property Issues

CHAPTER 33 Trial of Spousal Support Issues

CHAPTER 34 Trial of Child Support Issues

CHAPTER 35 Trial of a Custody Case

CHAPTER 36 Trial of a Paternity Case

CHAPTER 37 [Reserved]

CHAPTER 38 Trial of Issues in Proceedings to Terminate Parental Rights


VOLUME 4


CHAPTER 39 Trial of Issues in Domestic Tort Cases

CHAPTER 40 Trial of Issues in Domestic Violence Cases

TABLE OF CASES

INDEX