Thoughtful and carefully-written, Family Law for Paralegals presents the nuts-and-bolts in a relevant historical
framework with exposure to some of the most dynamic issues in family law today. The comprehensive coverage balances
the basic issues of marriage and divorce with cutting-edge concerns such as non-marital families, child abuse and
neglect, and same-sex marriage. Helpful real-life examples and sample forms show students what they will encounter
in practice. Useful pedagogy helps students develop their critical thinking and writing skills, and a range of
assignments in each chapter provides practice in research, analysis, memo-writing, and argumentation.
Fresh new cases enliven the Sixth Edition. New material features changes in the law relating to same-sex marriage
as well as technological innovations such as e-filings for divorce. A new discussion of divorce and military families
is presented, and issues related to international families are explored. The Sixth Edition covers all the new rulings
on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA.)