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Lexis Nexis Fader's Maryland Family Law
Fader’s Maryland Family Law provides complete coverage of family law issues, domestic violence, and Maryland family court process for the family law attorney.
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Maryland Family Law, the preeminent treatise on matrimonial law in the state, has been revised, renamed and substantially re-organized. Now entitled Fader's Maryland Family Law in honor of founding author Honorable John F. Fader II (retired), it includes full analysis of Maryland law regarding divorce, custody, support, agreements, attorney's fees, and property distribution, as well as domestic violence and the Maryland family court process.
This useful text not only explains the law, but also explains how the law came to be, the policy considerations behind specific enactments and case law, and the problem areas in implementation of the law. Helpful tips are also provided for the practitioner. Whether you are a general practitioner or a family law attorney, this resource provides the information and analysis you need.
Highlights of the Sixth Edition include:
• A chapter on the rights of Unmarried Cohabitants
• Revised chapters on Custody, UCCJEA and UIFSA, Parentage, and Domestic Violence
• Extensive citation to up-to-date resources, not only case law, but also treatises and research from around the United States
• A chapter on Practice and Procedure, with definitions of commonly used terms in family law matters, including religious customs and law regarding marriage and divorce
This useful text not only explains the law, but also explains how the law came to be, the policy considerations behind specific enactments and case law, and the problem areas in implementation of the law. Helpful tips are also provided for the practitioner. Whether you are a general practitioner or a family law attorney, this resource provides the information and analysis you need.
Highlights of the Sixth Edition include:
• A chapter on the rights of Unmarried Cohabitants
• Revised chapters on Custody, UCCJEA and UIFSA, Parentage, and Domestic Violence
• Extensive citation to up-to-date resources, not only case law, but also treatises and research from around the United States
• A chapter on Practice and Procedure, with definitions of commonly used terms in family law matters, including religious customs and law regarding marriage and divorce
Authors / Contributors
Cynthia (Cindy) Callahan
Thomas C. Ries
Cynthia (Cindy) Callahan
Cynthia (Cindy) Callahan is an associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County Maryland. Prior to her appointment, her practice was focused on family law for 25 years. Just prior to her appointment to the bench in 2009, Judge Callahan was named as a Super Lawyers' Top Ten Lawyer in both Maryland and Washington, D.C. She was the managing partner of Dragga, Callahan, Hannon, Hessler & Wills, L.L.P. from 1998 until her appointment. Judge Callahan is a Past Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association Family and Juvenile Law Section, a Past President of the Montgomery Inn of the American Inns of Court, an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 2002, and a Life Fellow of both the Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations. She also serves as a co-author of Fader's Maryland Family Law, 5th Edition 2011 (LexisNexis). Judge Callahan is a graduate of St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana (cum laude 1977) and Catholic University, Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC (J.D. 1981).
Thomas C. Ries
Thomas C. Ries practices exclusively in the area of divorce and family law. He is a graduate of Emory University (B.A. 1976) and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (J.D. with Honors 1979). Since 1990, Mr. Ries has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and served as President of the AAML's Maryland Chapter from 2003 to 2005. He is currently Co-Chair of the AAML Institute for Family Law Associates. He is a former Chair of the Family Law Section of both the Maryland State Bar Association and the Bar Association of Baltimore City. Mr. Ries has been honored in The Best Lawyers in America® (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc.) as one of the leading attorneys in both Family Law and Family Law Mediation. He has been the Official Reporter for Maryland in the ABA Family Law Quarterly, "Law in the Fifty States" annual survey of family law since 1995. He is the co-author of Fader's Maryland Family Law, 5th Edition 2011 (LexisNexis).
Table of Contents
Ch. 1 The Family Division
Ch. 2 Historical Background and Equity Jurisdiction
Ch. 3 Marriage and Annulment
Ch. 4 Divorce
Ch. 5 Children, Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time
Ch. 6 Income and Support of Children
Ch. 7 Representing Children
Ch. 8 Uniform Acts
Ch. 9 Who is a Parent?
Ch. 10 Domestic Violence
Ch. 11 Enforcement Issues
Ch. 12 Alimony
Ch. 13 Property Distribution
Ch. 14 Agreements
Ch. 15 Attorney Fees and Expenses
Ch. 16 The Magistrate System
Ch. 17 Contribution
Ch. 18 Rights of Unmarried Cohabitants
Ch. 19 A to Z
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Index
