Family Law: Child Custody and Placement

"Cost-Effective Child-Custody Litigation is an invaluable guide for family law attorneys looking for cost saving tips to help advocate for clients." -- Publisher's website
Introduction and initial tips -- Alternative billing models for attorney representation -- Must-have technology to effectively represent and expedite (and make your life simpler) -- Use no- and/or low-cost methods for factual development -- Discovery and how to effectively get your needed evidence -- Dealing with the unrepresented opposing party -- Explore and develop options for finding low-cost (necessary) professionals -- Techniques for settling at mediation -- To depose or not to depose -- The cost-effective trial -- Litigating child custody in a pandemic -- Final points -- Provided by publisher

"This book provides practical tips for family law attorneys, from investigating allegations of parental alienation and domestic violence to admitting expert testimony to aid the court in its fact-finding. Still, the main focus is the law, examining the contexts in which this issue comes up, how courts address the subject across the states and worldwide, the role of a Guardian ad Litem, and the legal interventions available to courts. It is a resource that will make practitioners and court professionals better." -- back cover
"How to evaluate and present an effective case in family court"-- Provided by publisher
Contents: Parental alienation : an introduction -- Admissibility of expert testimony on parental alienation -- Interventions in parental alienation cases -- Presenting a case of parental alienation in court -- The role of guardian ad litem and child representative -- Fallacies, false positives, and fake news : misinformation about parental alienation -- Parental alienation and domestic violence -- Parental alienation around the world -- Litigating parental alienation : tips for practitioners

2 v. (loose-leaf) ; 26 cm
Continually updated.