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Florida Family Law is a comprehensive and current coverage of every aspect of Florida family law combines in-depth discussion with practice guides, forms and consultant Brenda Abrams' own analysis of marriage-related agreements and sample forms. Each chapter is written or reviewed by an experienced Florida attorney who provides analysis of the law, together with numerous cases, forms, and other practical illustrations to cover such areas as:
• Marital relationships
• Torts and family relationships
• Domestic violence
• Marital property
• Dissolution of marriage
• Enforcement and modification of decrees
• Parent-child relationships
• Military benefit issues
• Bankruptcy and family relationships
• Tax aspects of family transactions and litigation, reflecting the most current tax legislation
• Adoption, cohabitation and paternity
• Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
• The legal effects of death on the family
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Featured Authors
Brenda M. Abrams
Ms. Abrams graduated cum laude from the University of Miami Law School, began her practice in 1971 and has specialized in family law since 1976, practicing in South Florida. She has been Board Certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a matrimonial lawyer from 1986 through 2002, is a certified Mediator in family law and a certified Matrimonial Arbitrator. She is a fellow of the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys and has served in that organization on the Board of Managers and as chair of the Amicus Committee. She is a member of the American Law Institute. Brenda Abrams has been listed in Best Lawyers in America from 1987 through the present.
Brenda Abrams has lectured extensively in the area of Family Law, including seminars and symposiums on behalf of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning and Taxation, the Institute presented by the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys, the Circuit Judges' Conference and on the Internet. All seminars and symposiums were Florida Bar approved and provided continuing legal education credit.
Ms. Abrams is Past Chair of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, and has served as Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer and Executive Council member. She has been an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law for more than 10 years and at Nova Law School, teaching courses on Family Law Litigation and Collection of Judgments.
Brenda Abrams is Independent Counsel to Hodgson Russ LLP, a national law firm, and practices family law and mediation in South Florida.
Table of contents
Division I MARRIAGE
Ch 1 Nature and Effects of Marriage
Ch 2 Validity of Marriage
Ch 3 Cohabitation
Ch 4 Separate Maintenance
Chs 5-9 [reserved]
Division II TORTS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Ch 10 Suits By and Against Third Parties
Ch 11 Intrafamily Suits
Ch 12 Domestic Violence
Chs 13-19 [reserved]
Division III MARITAL PROPERTY
Ch 20 Prenuptial Agreements
Ch 21 Transactions Between Spouses
Ch 22 Postnuptial Agreements - NEW CHAPTER!
Chs 23-29 [reserved]
Division IV DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Ch 30 Grounds for Dissolution
Ch 31 Alimony
Ch 32 Shared Parental Responsibility and Visitation
Ch 33 Child Support
Ch 34 Equitable Distribution
Ch 35 Right of Exclusive Occupancy
Ch 36 Partition
Ch 37 Attorneys' Fees and Costs
Ch 38 Tax Effects of Dissolution
Chs 39-49 [reserved]
Ch 50 Representing Clients in Dissolution Cases
Ch 50A Representing Military Dependents
Ch 51 Personal and Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Ch 52 Venue and Transfers
Ch 53 Pleadings
Ch 54 Temporary Relief
Ch 55 Mediation
Ch 56 Marital Settlement Agreements
Ch 57 Financial Disclosure
Ch 58 Trial Preparation and Discovery
Ch 59 Analyzing Economic and Valuation Issues
Ch 60 Trial, Expert Witnesses, and Masters
Ch 61 Judgments and Decrees
Ch 62 Appeals
Chs 63-69 [reserved]
Ch 70 Enforcement of Alimony and Child Support
Ch 71 Enforcement of Shared Parental Responsibility and Visitation
Ch 72 Enforcement of Property Awards
Ch 73 Enforcement of Foreign Property & Support Judgments
Ch 74 Interstate Child Custody
Chs 75-79 [Reserved]
Ch 80 Modification of Alimony
Ch 81 Modification of Shared Parental Responsibility and Visitation
Ch 82 Modification of Child Support
Chs 83-89 [reserved]
Division V PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS
Ch 90 Paternity
Ch 91 Adoption
Ch 92 Non-parental Custody
Chs 93-100 [reserved]
Division VI OTHER PROCEDURES
Ch 101 Disabilities of Minority
Ch 102 Change of Name
Ch 103 Bankruptcy
FEATURES
Table of Cases
Table of Forms
Index
