Family Law: Cases, Text, Problems

Ira Mark Ellman; Paul M. Kurtz; Lois A. Weithorn; Brian Bix; Karen Czapanskiy

ISBN 10: 1422476634 / ISBN 13: 9781422476635

Published by LEXISNEXIS (edition Fifth Edition), 2010

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 1422476634-7-1-13

Synopsis:

Family law is an interdisciplinary area, and the materials in this work reflect the numerous disciplines influencing this field of law. This book is policy-oriented, with non-legal social science featured in the extensive note materials to provide a rich and varied learning experience and a practice resource tool. Notes do more than call attention to difficult questions of legal doctrine and policy; they illuminate them.

The authors use a problem approach throughout, in addition to comprehensive case law sources. Problems provide an ideal mechanism for students to acquire the ability to apply legal rules to concrete fact patterns.

The Fifth Edition features:

More concise treatment of property and alimony;

Expanded coverage of same-sex couples, including Lawrence v. Texas and several recent state court decisions;

Substantially updated treatment of premarital agreements, featuring both the latest decisions construing the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, including the California Supreme Court's decision in the Barry Bonds case, and coverage of the alternative approach favored by the American Law Institute.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Family Law: Cases, Text, Problems
Publisher: LEXISNEXIS (edition Fifth Edition)
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Edition: Fifth Edition.