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Comprehensive, contemporary, and redesigned for maximum classroom effectiveness, Family Law for Paralegals, Second Edition, helps you train your students for their future professional roles.The text offers both background material and practical guidance: -- each chapter includes a short historical overview to put current law in context-- shows the full scope of the law by covering both basic issues of marriage and divorce and cutting-edge issues such as non-marital families, child abuse and neglect, and same-sex marriage-- real-life examples enliven the text, and sample forms prepare students for practice-- helpful learning aids -- summaries, key terms, and review and discussion questions -- facilitate student understanding and the development of critical thinking and writing skillsStrengthened for its Second Edition: -- scrupulously updated text incorporates new developments in the field, including civil unions, the federal Violence Against Women Act, covenant marriage, parenting plans, streamlined termination and adoption procedures, Troxel v. Granville on grandparent visitation rights, and co-parent rights-- short, edited cases appear at the end of each chapter for instructors who want to use the case method of teaching-- careful editing removes unnecessary detail and streamlines the historical background, resulting in a more readable, more accessible book-- the reorganized chapter on Child Support integrates legal developments instead of reviewing various statutes for easier comprehension-- Instructor's Manual is rewritten for easier use and now includes a Test Bank

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