Adoption, Paternity, And Other Florida Family Practice

An important resource on Florida family law, this volume covers adoption, paternity, rights of minors, temporary custody proceedings, and change of name.

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Adoption, Paternity, and Other Florida Family Practice covers areas of marital and family law beyond dissolution of marriage, including adoption, paternity, rights and disabilities of minors, temporary custody proceedings, and change of name, and complements the other manuals in The Florida Bar's family law series.

Highlights of the Fifteenth Edition include:

  • Statutory amendments regarding intervention procedure are discussed in detail.
  • Detailed discussion of case law on the application of the paternity statutes to children born to same-sex couples both before and during a marriage.
  • Incorporates the many and significant legislative changes that went into effect on July 1, 2023.
  • New case law on court-ordered DNA testing of a mother and child born out of wedlock.
  • Significant case law and statutory changes added to the Paternity chapter.
  • In depth discussion of family formation through surrogacy, including a new section on International Surrogacy.
  • New case law on the defenses of unclean hands and in pari delicto as applied in a cohabitation case.
  • Detailed discussion of the effects of military service on dissolution of marriage and paternity actions.

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The 14th Edition ISBN was 9781663338303.

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Table of contents

 Chapter 1  Marriage
Robert Stone Jeffrey

Chapter 2  Adoption
Stephen H. Price

Chapter 3  Temporary And Concurrent Custody Of Children
Hon. Gary P. Flower

Chapter 4  Paternity
Jennifer A. Patti

Chapter 5  Birth Establishment
Robert Stone Jeffrey

Chapter 6  Change Of Name
Hon. Gary P. Flower

Chapter 7  Rights, Disabilities, And Property Of Minors
Philip S. Wartenberg

Chapter 8  Effects Of Military Service
Kristin R.H. Kirkner

Chapter 9  Surrogacy And Related Matters
Elizabeth F. Schwartz

Chapter 10  Interspousal Tort Liability
Ashley Elizabeth Taylor

Chapter 11  Cohabitation
Robert Stone Jeffrey

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