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The 2022 third edition reflects the multitude of changes that have occurred in family law, as authors closed the gap since the last update to this title in 2012 and updated the state of the law to late 2021, when chapters were finalized. New chapters have been added:
- Chapter 7 The Role of the Limited License Legal Technician
- Chapter 17 Family Practice in Tribal Court
- Chapter 19 Family Law Immigration Issues
- Chapter 26 Trial Preparation and Practice
And the scope of many chapters has been enlarged to keep pace with the evolving nature of family law practice. Just two examples:
- Chapter 6 (Enhancing Civility and Maintaining Privacy for Your Clients) has been expanded to cover ethical concerns arising from cloud-based storage, metadata, and the seemingly countless ways technology can make it “easy” for clients to eavesdrop on spouses, partners, and children.
- Chapter 60 (Adoption) has an entirely new section on assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy.
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Table of contents
VOLUME 1
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FORMS
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
ABOUT THE EDITORS
PART 1. MANAGING THE FAMILY LAW PRACTICE/ DEALING WITH THE CLIENT AND PARTIES
CHAPTER 1 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF FAMILY LAW ISSUES FOR CLIENTS AND
PRACTITIONERS
G. Andrew H. Benjamin and Connie J. Beck
CHAPTER 2 FEE AGREEMENTS
G. Lee Raaen
CHAPTER 3 ATTORNEY FEES
Danielle R. Marchant and David R. Law
CHAPTER 4 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE FAMILY LAW PRACTITIONER
Mark J. Fucile
CHAPTER 5 MALPRACTICE
Mark J. Fucile
CHAPTER 6 ENHANCING CIVILITY AND MAINTAINING PRIVACY FOR YOUR
CLIENTS
Jennifer A. Forquer and Sharon Friedrich
CHAPTER 7 THE ROLE OF THE LIMITED LICENSE LEGAL TECHNICIAN
Nancy Ivarinen and Jennifer L. Bull
CHAPTER 8 UNBUNDLED LEGAL SERVICES IN FAMILY LAW
Rachel Felbeck
PART 2. MARITAL AND NONMARITAL RELATIONS
CHAPTER 9 PRENUPTIAL CONTRACTS
Boaz Weintraub and Zeshan Khan
CHAPTER 10 MARRIAGE
Patricia Novotny
CHAPTER 11 SEPARATIONS: DE FACTO AND FILING FOR LEGAL SEPARATION
Lindsay D. Camandona and Lindsay J. Noel
CHAPTER 12 THE NONMARITAL COUPLE
Elaine G. DuCharme and Nancy Hawkins
CHAPTER 13 [RESERVED]
PART 3. JURISDICTIONAL AND PROCEDURAL CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 14 DIVISIBLE DIVORCE—JURISDICTION, VENUE, COMMENCEMENT
Christopher Pitts
CHAPTER 15 INDIAN CHILD WELFARE
Brooke Pinkham and Andrea Y. Smit
CHAPTER 16 WASHINGTON'S INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT
Tom Tremaine
CHAPTER 17 FAMILY LAW PRACTICE IN TRIBAL COURT
Andrea Y. Smith and Jennifer Yogi
CHAPTER 18 [RESERVED]
CHAPTER 19 FAMILY LAW IMMIGRATION ISSUES
Susan H.L. Luong and Cameron S. Pardon
PART 4. PREPARING THE CASE AND TEMPORARY MOTIONS
CHAPTER 20 USE OF PROFESSIONALS IN FAMILY LAW LITIGATION
Susan J. Shulenberger and Krista E. Stipe
CHAPTER 21 GUARDIANS AD LITEM AND COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL
ADVOCATES
Lisa K. Barton
CHAPTER 22 DISCOVERY IN FAMILY LAW LITIGATION
Janet A. George and Elizabeth A. Hoffman
CHAPTER 23 ACCESS TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE
RECORDS
Tobin Carlson and Nicole Anderson
CHAPTER 24 PRETRIAL MOTIONS PRACTICE
Caleb O. Bonm and Charles E. Newton
CHAPTER 25 FAMILY LAW COURT RECORDS
Kevin Rowles and Jamie Perry
CHAPTER 26 TRIAL PREPARATION AND PRACTICE
Rene Cespedes
PART 5. SUPPORT
CHAPTER 27 MAINTENANCE
James McGuire and Kimberly Loges
CHAPTER 28 CHILD SUPPORT
Christopher Fox, Boaz Weintraub, and Zachary C. Ashby
CHAPTER 29 [RESERVED]
VOLUME 2
PART 6. PROPERTY
CHAPTER 30 IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTY INTERESTS
Shana E. Thompson and Glenn MacGilvra
CHAPTER 31 VALUATION OF PROPERTY
John Rosecrans
CHAPTER 32 DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY AND LIABILITIES
O. Yale Lewis
CHAPTER 33 FEDERAL CIVILIAN RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Peter D. Svennungsen
CHAPTER 34 [RESERVED]
CHAPTER 35 PRIVATE PENSION PLANS AND QDROs
Devitt D. Barnett and Dalton Thacker
CHAPTER 36 WASHINGTON STATE PUBLIC PENSIONS
Peter D. Svennungsen
CHAPTERS 37–38 [RESERVED]
PART 7. OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 39 MARITAL DISSOLUTION TAX ISSUES
Steven J. Kessler
CHAPTER 40 INSURANCE ISSUES IN FAMILY LAW
Juliana U. Wong and Kathryn Felice Peterson
CHAPTER 41 DEBTS
Andrekita Silva
CHAPTER 42 FAMILY LAW AND BANKRUPTCY
Michael M. Sperry
CHAPTER 43 DOMESTIC RELATIONS MATTERS AND THE IMPACT ON PUBLIC
BENEFITS
Sujatha Jagadeesh Branch and Mary Welch
CHAPTERS 44–45 [RESERVED]
PART 8. CHILDREN
CHAPTER 46 CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS: JURISDICTION AND FULL FAITH AND
CREDIT
Rhea J. Rolfe
CHAPTER 47 PARENTING PLANS
Lisa M. Ward
CHAPTER 48 CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Amanda N. Gamble
CHAPTER 49 DEPENDENCY AND ARY/CHINS PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT
Beth Dillon, Jill Malat, Megan Valentine, and Bailey Zydek
CHAPTER 50 CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE
John W. Kydd
CHAPTER 51 NONPARENTAL CUSTODY AND RELATIVE VISITATION
Veronica Freitas
CHAPTERS 52–53 [RESERVED]
VOLUME 3
PART 9. RESOLVING THE CASE WITHOUT TRIAL
CHAPTER 54 MARITAL AGREEMENTS
Stella L. Pitts and Nicholas Lovelace
CHAPTER 55 MEDIATION
Michael W. Bugni
CHAPTER 56 ADJUDICATIVE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION: ARBITRATION,
MED-ARB, AND SETTLEMENT OPTIONS
Jacqueline L. Jeske
CHAPTER 57 COLLABORATIVE LAW
Rachel Felbeck
PART 10. CREATING NEW FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
CHAPTER 58 PARENTAGE
Janelle Carolyn Wilson
CHAPTER 59 TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
Neal T. Feinerman
CHAPTER 60 ADOPTION
David V. Anderson, Alexandra T. Keller, and Gretchen I. Korb-Nice
CHAPTER 61 GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP
Bruce R. Moen
CHAPTERS 62–63 [RESERVED]
PART 11. POST-DECREE, ENFORCEMENT, AND ANCILLARY CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 64 FINALITY OF DECREES
Lynn P. Barker
CHAPTER 65 FAMILY LAW APPEALS
Catherine W. Smith and Valerie A. Villacin
CHAPTER 66 CHANGE OF NAME
Zeshan Khan
CHAPTER 67 USE OF THE CONTEMPT POWER IN DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Andre L. Lang
CHAPTER 68 POST-DECREE TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY AND ENFORCEMENT
Philip C. Tsai
CHAPTER 69 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES NOT DISPOSED OF BY THE DECREE
Philip C. Tsai
CHAPTER 70 HOMESTEADS
Emily J. Tsai and John H. O'Rourke
CHAPTER 71 INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAW
Marguerite C. Smith and David B. Starks
CHAPTERS 72–73 [RESERVED]
PART 12. HARMFUL CONDUCT
CHAPTER 74 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Mary L. Hammerly and Vincent Humphrey
CHAPTER 75 TORTS AND THE FAMILY
Ashley N. Gomez and Monica K. Cary
CHAPTER 76 INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
Gerald A. Smith
CHAPTER 77 JUVENILE OFFENDERS
Todd L. Dowell
CHAPTERS 78–79 [RESERVED]
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Index
