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Family Law Deskbook with 2019 Cumulative Supplement


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Family


Description

Family law is a challenging, rapidly expanding, and ever-changing area of the law, making this two-volume set a best seller in the MoBarCLE library. This deskbook deals with the legal issues of all aspects of family law, including: child support and custody; antenuptial, postnuptial, and separation agreements; parenting plans; alternative dispute resolution and collaborative law; dissolutions; tort and criminal liability; property and taxation; parentage and reproduction; and enforcement of judgments and orders.  Family Law is written and reviewed by some of Missouri's most experienced family law attorneys and judges and provides comprehensive case summaries, statutory and rule references, and discussion.

7th edition (2012) includes (2019) Cumulative Supplement 252 pages (when you purchase the Deskbook it includes the most recent supplement)

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FORMS INCLUDED:

Chapter 3—Annulment
Suggested Basic Form for Annulment Petitions—Based on Fraud  |  §3.37
Suggested Basic Form for Annulment Petitions—Based on Lack of Capacity  |  §3.38

Chapter 5—Mediation, Collaborative Family Law, and Other Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Enforceability of Mediation and Arbitration Clauses and Agreements  |  §5.14
Description of Collaborative Family Law  |  §5.23

Chapter 6—Dissolution of Marriage
Form and Content of Verified Pleading  |  §6.10
Presumed Child Support Amount Clause  |  §6.39
Petition for Dissolution of Marriage—Issues: Custody, Maintenance, Child Support, and Attorney Fees  |  §6.42
Entry of Appearance  |  §6.43
Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage Issues:
Custody, Maintenance, Child Support, and Attorney Fees   |  §6.44
Application for Temporary Child Support  |  §6.46
Application for Pendente Lite Support Orders  |  §6.47
Judgment With Property Settlement Agreement Not Incorporated—No Children  |  §6.49
Judgment Settlement Agreement—With Children  |  §6.50
Judgment—Contested Proceeding—Parenting Plan of Parties Rejected  |  §6.51
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Affidavit for Pleading in Custody Proceedings  |  §6.52

Chapter 7—Separation Agreements
Separation Agreement Clauses—Introductory Material   |  §7.11
Separation Agreement Clauses—Incorporated Agreement or Nondecretal Agreement   |  §7.12
Separation Agreement Clauses—Nonmarital Property   |  §7.13
Separation Agreement Clauses—Division of Real Property   |  §7.14
Separation Agreement Clauses—Division of Personal Property   |  §7.15
Separation Agreement Clauses—Allocation of Marital Debts   |  §7.16
Separation Agreement Clauses—Maintenance   |  §7.17
Separation Agreement Clauses—Parenting Plan Reference   |  §7.18
Separation Agreement Clauses—Other Provisions   |  §7.19
Property Checklist   |  §7.20

Chapter 8—Parenting Plans
Parenting Plan—Form   |  §8.6
Physical Custody   |  §8.7
Legal Custody   |  §8.8
Child Support   |  §8.9
Health Insurance   |  §8.10
Education Expenses   |  §8.11
Miscellaneous Provisions  |  §8.12

Chapter 11—The Family Support Division
Cause Advising Opposing Party to Retain Counsel   |  §11.11
Petition to Vacate Paternity Judgment   |  §11.33
Petition for Judicial Review of Administrative Order for Child Support   |  §11.49
Administrative Hearing Request to Challenge Order to Withhold   |  §11.66
Petition for Judicial Review to Challenge Order to Withhold   |  §11.67
Motion to Quash Administrative Order to Withhold   |  §11.71
Petition for Judicial Review Challenging Administrative Modification   |  §11.106
Joining FSD in a Modification   |  §11.114
Petition to Expunge   |  §11.136

Chapter 16—Pensions and Deferred Compensation
Earliest Retirement Age Rule—“Recalculation” Language   |  §16.24
“Temporary” Surviving Spouse Designation v§16.25

Chapter 18—Motion Practice Before Trial
Motion and Affidavit   |  §18.14

Chapter 20—Client Conflict Check
Client Conflict Check   |  §20.91
Dissolution Questionnaire   |  §20.92
Letter Requesting Documents   |  §20.93
Engagement Letter   |  §20.94
Fee Agreement   |  §20.95
Medical Records Authorization   |  §20.96
Employment Records Authorization   |  §20.97
Business Records Affidavit   |  §20.98
Exhibit List  |  §20.99
Witness List   |  §20.100

Chapter 22—Attorney Fees
Attorney Fee Contract   |  §22.3

Chapter 23—Postdissolution Matters
Checklist of Postdissolution Matters   |  §23.48

Chapter 26—Modification of Decrees
Motion to Modify   |  §26.35
First Interrogatories   |  §26.36
Request for Production of Documents and Things   |  §26.37
Statement of Assets and Debts   |  §26.38
Income and Expense Statement   |  §26.39

 

Materials

Content

Chapters

1    |    The Lawyer`s Role in Family Law

2    |    Marriage
            Scott M. Mann

3    |    Annulment
            Daniel R. Sokol and Stephen G. Davis

4    |    Antenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
            Bruce E. Friedman

5    |    Mediation, Collaborative Family Law, and Other Forms of Alternative Dispute
            Resolution

            Alan E. Freed

6    |    Dissolution of Marriage
            Anita I. Rodarte
            Erin M. Zielinski (Supp.)

7    |    Separation Agreements
            Daniel J. Pingelton

8    |    Parenting Plans
            Scott A. Robbins

9    |    Child Custody and Visitation Rights
            Margo L. Green and Amanda B. McNelley

10  |    Child Support and Maintenance
            James H. Young and Michelle E. Jakobe

11  |    The Family Support Division
            Daniel J. Pingelton
   
12  |    Child Abuse in the Domestic Case
            Kathryn L. Dudley

13  |    Adult Protection Orders and Child Protection Orders
            Hon. Michael D. Burton

14  |    Tort Liability and the Family Relationship
            Christina N. McCartney

15  |    Characterization and Division of Property in Divorce
            Cary J. Mogerman and Stephanie L. Jones

16  |    Pensions and Deferred Compensation
            James P. Rosenbloom

17  |    Taxation
            Jennifer K. Huckfeldt

18  |    Motion Practice Before Trial
            Maia Brodie and Erin M. Zielinski
            Joshua R. Kolb (Supp.)

19  |    Discovery
            Michael L. Taylor
   
20  |    Trial Practice
            Michael L. Taylor

21  |    Use of Experts
            Susan J. Wirthlin

22  |    Attorney Fees
            Brian Sinclair
            Therese Marchlewski (Supp.)

23  |    Postdissolution Matters
            Michelle S. House-Connaghan

24  |    Enforcement of Judgments and Orders
            Lisa G. Moore and Ryan L. Munro

25  |    The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
            Janelle Jennings-Drummond

26  |    Modification of Decrees
            Dana M. Outlaw
            Jennifer Oswald Brown (Supp.)

27  |    Conflict of Laws
            Cary J. Mogerman and Joseph J. Kodner

28  |    Parentage
            Allan F. Stewart
   
29  |    Rights of the Unwed
            Benicia A. Baker-Livorsi

30  |    Alternative Means of Reproduction
            Tim R. Schlesinger

Forms

Chapter 3—Annulment
Suggested Basic Form for Annulment Petitions—Based on Fraud  |  §3.37
Suggested Basic Form for Annulment Petitions—Based on Lack of Capacity  |  §3.38


Chapter 5—Mediation, Collaborative Family Law, and Other Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Enforceability of Mediation and Arbitration Clauses and Agreements  |  §5.14
Description of Collaborative Family Law  |  §5.23

Chapter 6—Dissolution of Marriage
Form and Content of Verified Pleading  |  §6.10
Presumed Child Support Amount Clause  |  §6.39
Petition for Dissolution of Marriage—Issues: Custody, Maintenance, Child Support, and Attorney Fees  |  §6.42
Entry of Appearance  |  §6.43
Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage Issues:
Custody, Maintenance, Child Support, and Attorney Fees   |  §6.44
Application for Temporary Child Support  |  §6.46
Application for Pendente Lite Support Orders  |  §6.47
Judgment With Property Settlement Agreement Not Incorporated—No Children  |  §6.49
Judgment Settlement Agreement—With Children  |  §6.50
Judgment—Contested Proceeding—Parenting Plan of Parties Rejected  |  §6.51
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Affidavit for Pleading in Custody Proceedings  |  §6.52

Chapter 7—Separation Agreements
Separation Agreement Clauses—Introductory Material   |  §7.11
Separation Agreement Clauses—Incorporated Agreement or Nondecretal Agreement   |  §7.12
Separation Agreement Clauses—Nonmarital Property   |  §7.13
Separation Agreement Clauses—Division of Real Property   |  §7.14
Separation Agreement Clauses—Division of Personal Property   |  §7.15
Separation Agreement Clauses—Allocation of Marital Debts   |  §7.16
Separation Agreement Clauses—Maintenance   |  §7.17
Separation Agreement Clauses—Parenting Plan Reference   |  §7.18
Separation Agreement Clauses—Other Provisions   |  §7.19
Property Checklist   |  §7.20

Chapter 8—Parenting Plans
Parenting Plan—Form   |  §8.6
Physical Custody   |  §8.7
Legal Custody   |  §8.8
Child Support   |  §8.9
Health Insurance   |  §8.10
Education Expenses   |  §8.11
Miscellaneous Provisions  |  §8.12

Chapter 11—The Family Support Division
Cause Advising Opposing Party to Retain Counsel   |  §11.11
Petition to Vacate Paternity Judgment   |  §11.33
Petition for Judicial Review of Administrative Order for Child Support   |  §11.49
Administrative Hearing Request to Challenge Order to Withhold   |  §11.66
Petition for Judicial Review to Challenge Order to Withhold   |  §11.67
Motion to Quash Administrative Order to Withhold   |  §11.71
Petition for Judicial Review Challenging Administrative Modification   |  §11.106
Joining FSD in a Modification   |  §11.114
Petition to Expunge   |  §11.136

Chapter 16—Pensions and Deferred Compensation
Earliest Retirement Age Rule—“Recalculation” Language   |  §16.24
“Temporary” Surviving Spouse Designation v§16.25

Chapter 18—Motion Practice Before Trial
Motion and Affidavit   |  §18.14

Chapter 20—Client Conflict Check
Client Conflict Check   |  §20.91
Dissolution Questionnaire   |  §20.92
Letter Requesting Documents   |  §20.93
Engagement Letter   |  §20.94
Fee Agreement   |  §20.95
Medical Records Authorization   |  §20.96
Employment Records Authorization   |  §20.97
Business Records Affidavit   |  §20.98
Exhibit List  |  §20.99
Witness List   |  §20.100

Chapter 22—Attorney Fees
Attorney Fee Contract   |  §22.3

Chapter 23—Postdissolution Matters
Checklist of Postdissolution Matters   |  §23.48

Chapter 26—Modification of Decrees
Motion to Modify   |  §26.35
First Interrogatories   |  §26.36
Request for Production of Documents and Things   |  §26.37
Statement of Assets and Debts   |  §26.38
Income and Expense Statement   |  §26.39