Family Law category: 810 books
Advocating for Children in Foster and Kinship Care
A Guide to Getting the Best out of the System for Caregivers and Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2010
This book is the first to provide strategies for effective advocacy and placement within the foster care and kinship care systems. It also takes a rare look at the dynamics of the foster and kinship relationship, not just among children and the agency workers and service providers who intervene on...
Lawyers and Mediators
The Brave New World of Services for Separating Families
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Do lawyers make matters worse, or do they provide information, advice and support which can help to prevent disputes arising or manage them when they do? Do mediators enable parties to communicate and reach agreements tailor-made to their needs? Or working outside the legal framework, do they find...
Living Together
A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
For over 35 years, the definitive legal guide for unmarried couples living together.
Prenuptial Agreements
How to Write a Fair & Lasting Contract
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Marriage is one of the few personal contracts in which your state dictates the terms—unless you create your own customized premarital agreement.
Combining Nolo's legal expertise and plain-English writing, Prenuptial Agreements makes a potentially touchy subject easy to deal with while explaining...
In Sachen Amor gegen Justitia
Scheidungsanwältin Silvia Förster und ihre Fälle
Language: German
Release Date: November 19, 2014
Scheidungsanwältin Silvia Förster weiß ein Lied zu singen von Amors Irrtümern und deren Folgen. Engagiert und einfühlsam begleitet sie ihre Mandantinnen und Mandanten nach der Trennung. Zu ihren Alltagsfällen gehören Gerangel um die Kinder, erbitterter Streit über Aussteuergegenstände, Flucht...
One Hundred Days Before Trial
A Family Lawyer's Guide to Preparation and Strategy
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
The author offers an alternative to the mad-dash scramble model of trial preparation, with a simple message: start early with the end in mind, develop a plan, and maintain self-discipline to work the plan on a regular basis.
The book is broken into segments based upon arbitrary time periods....
by Jared Brown
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
A phone call from a neighbor reporting a suspicious character at his home sends Jared Brown to jail and other places on the outskirts of hell.
Million Dollar Man is the story of a wrongfully accused family therapist whose dedication, exemplification of Christian principles and loving perseverance...
Understanding Child Maltreatment
An Ecological and Developmental Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2005
Child maltreatment professionals from all disciplines struggle to find better ways of understanding and treating the families and children affected by maltreatment. Since the mid-1960s, the "battered child syndrome," and recent high-profile abuse cases, a plethora of research and literature on child...
by Myrna Petersen
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2016
Are you contemplating divorce? Are you in an abusive family situation? Are you adopting? Has there been a death? Do you need to file bankruptcy? Are you starting a business? Writing a will or facing a lawsuit? Learn what to do when hiring a lawyer, the type of lawyer you need, what you need to know,...
Contentious Custody
Is It Really in the Best Interest of Your Children?
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
In child custody cases, parents do not always have their children’s best interests at heart. Parents want what they want. This leads to contentious custody battles. But there is a better way. Contentious Custody provides a guide to putting the needs of the children at the forefront and how to protect...
by Gian Ettore Gassani
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Indagine sul mondo dei matrimoni che finiscono in tribunale
In Italia il tempo medio per emettere un provvedimento provvisorio di separazione è di appena 27 minuti: un tempo brevissimo, in cui si consumano tanto matrimoni usa e getta quanto unioni alle soglie delle nozze d’oro. Vere e proprie...
Preparing for Baby
All the Legal, Financial, Tax, and Insurance Information New and Expectant Parents Need
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Preparing for Baby is a must-have resource for every new and expecting parent, a legal and financial version of What to Expect While You're Expecting. Often, parents don't have the time or energy to deal with important legal and financial matters—like buying life insurance, learning how to save...
Allontanamenti facili dalle famiglie
Storie di affido minorile in Trentino
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 23, 2015
In questi ultimi anni si sente spesso parlare del tema degli allontanamenti facili dei bambini dalle famiglie.
Anni fa la gente liquidava queste notizie con sufficienza pensando che se i bambini sono stati tolti alle famiglie qualche motivo ci doveva pur essere, del resto c’è un tribunale,...
Lost Childhoods
Poverty, Trauma, and Violent Crime in the Post-Welfare Era
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2018
Lost Childhoods focuses on the life-course histories of thirty young men serving time in the Pennsylvania adult prison system for crimes they committed when they were minors. The narratives of these young men, their friends, and relatives reveal the invisible yet deep-seated connection between the...