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Family Law: Case Digests

Introduction .......................................................................... 629

I. Adoption ................................................................................ 629

1. Consents ....................................................................................... 629

2. Factors in Adoption ...................................................................... 630

3. Vacating Adoption .........................................................................631

II. Agreements ........................................................................... 631

III. Alimony/Spousal Support.................................................... 632

IV. Alternative Dispute Resolution ........................................... 634

V. Assisted Reproduction ......................................................... 634

VI. Attorneys ............................................................................... 635

1. Guardian ad Litem/Child’s Attorney ............................................. 635

2. Fees ............................................................................................... 635

VII. Child Custody/Visitation ..................................................... 636

1. Jurisdiction ................................................................................... 636

2. Initial Order .................................................................................. 636

3. Joint Custody ................................................................................ 637

4. Visitation to Other Parent .............................................................638

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6. Nonparent Custody ....................................................................... 639

VIII. Child Protection/Welfare ..................................................... 640

1. Indian Child Welfare Act............................................................... 640

2. Child in Need of Care ................................................................... 641

3. Termination of Parental Rights .....................................................642

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IX. Child Support ....................................................................... 648

1. Income .......................................................................................... 648

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X. Cohabitation ......................................................................... 650

XI. Divorce .................................................................................. 650

XII. Domestic Violence ................................................................ 651

XIII. Marriage ............................................................................... 652

XIV. Paternity/Parentage ............................................................. 652

XV. Property Division ................................................................. 653

XVII. Torts ....................................................................................... 655

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may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.