Family Law: Family Law Study Guides for Law Students

Includes index
Contents: Introduction: Sources and applications of family law -- The Constitution and the family -- Premarital agreements -- Cohabitation -- Marriage and divorce -- Parent-child relationship establishing parentage -- Child custody -- Appendix A. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act -- Appendix B. Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction -- Child support -- Spousal support -- Property issues in family law --Annulment -- Intimate partner violence -- Assisted reproduction -- Adoption -- Juvenile court -- Ethical issues and malpractice in family law -- Family law attorney as trial attorney

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xxii, 431 pages ; 19 cm
Series: Nutshell series
Includes index
Summary: "This Nutshell presents a very timely overview of legal topics relating to sexual orientation, gender identity and the law. Topics covered include: regulation of sexuality, gender identity and expression, parenthood, marriage, United States military, nondiscrimination statutes and ordinances, freedom of expression, freedom of association, and religious freedom. Discussion includes developments at the federal, state and local level. Statutes discussed include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX; the Fair Housing Act; the Affordable Care Act; Don't Ask, Don't Tell; Defense of Marriage Act, as well as some of the anti-LGBT rights measures that have been adopted in various states." -- publisher's website
Contents: Introduction and overview -- Regulation of sexuality -- Regulation of gender identity and expression -- Regulation of parenthood -- Regulation of marriage -- United States military -- Federal, state and local nondiscrimination laws -- Freedom of expression and association -- Religious freedom