A Domestic Violence casebook featuring cases, statutes, notes, interdisciplinary materials, narratives, problems, and a particular sensitivity to the victim's perspective as well as issues of race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation. Features: <ul>
<li> Reflects the social reality of intimate partner violence through human-interest narratives that complement the cases </li> <li> Integrates interdisciplinary perspectives, including excerpts, notes, and questions emanating from history, literature, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, and medicine </li> <li> Blends analyses of current social science research to enhance student understanding </li> <li> Focuses on cutting-edge areas of law and often-ignored issues </li> <li> Covers the full range of types of abuse </li> <li> Presents a variety of problem exercises derived from actual cases and current events </li> <li> Easily adapts to shorter or longer courses </li> </ul>

Domestic Violence: Legal and Social Reality (Aspen Casebook)

Politics & Social Sciences

D. Kelly Weisberg

Social Sciences

Aspen Publishers

Texas Family Law Code and Related Provisions, by D. Kelly Weisberg, fully covers all the necessary code material taught in Texas law schools in one complete volume. Providing all of the current relevant statutes and codes, this book contains everything you'll need to supplement your next course. Features of Texas Family Law Code and Related Provisions include: author-written commentary providing background information, explanations, and relevant citations to cases and law review articles only those statutory provisions that are most relevant to legal education, So they're instuctor- and student-friendly Four- Part Organization: (1) Selected Texas statutes (2) Selected federal statutes (3) Selected uniform acts (4) Selected statutory provisions from the American Law Institute

Texas Family Code and Related Provisions

J. Thomas Oldham

Administrative Law

Aspen Law & Business

Family Law Code Selected Statutes and ALI Principles

Family Law

ASPEN PUB.

When you teach Family Law, how do you convey the lively social context of this continually evolving area? Modern Family Law, Third Edition, uses cases, notes, interdisciplinary materials, and problems to address the full range of the subject, with sensitivity to issues of gender, race, and class. This dynamic casebook: <ul>
<li> reflects the social diversity of the modern family </li> <li> examines the social and legal impacts of: the women's movement, the children's rights movement, the fathers' rights movement, domestic violence, changing sexual mores, new family forms, and developments in reproductive technology </li> <li> integrates valuable interdisciplinary perspectives, including excerpts, notes, and questions emanating from history, psychology, sociology, social work, medicine, and philosophy </li> <li> covers the basics of family law as well as more expansive topics </li> <li> presents a variety of problem exercises, most derived from actual cases and current events </li> <li> easily adapts to courses of various lengths heightens student awareness of the real effect of the law on people's lives through narratives and stories about the people behind the cases </li> </ul>
 Scrupulously updated with new cases, notes, problems, and excerpts, the Third Edition: <ul>
<li> provides extensive coverage of the same-sex marriage debate and its ramifications, including the Lawrence, Goodridge, and Lofton cases, civil unions and domestic partnerships, parentage determinations, custody and visitation, child support, name changes, property rights, the proposed federal marriage amendment to the Constitution, and the wider implications for gender classifications in family law </li> <li> presents expanded treatment of domestic violence, including Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzalez, discrimination against abuse victims in the areas of housing and employment, victims' attempts to change names and hide, and the implications for custody and support </li> <li> discusses custody and visitation rights of both grandparents and stepparents in the post-Troxel era </li> <li> supplies revised coverage of the family-work conflict, including discussion of the "glass ceiling," the "maternal wall," and the gendered household division of labor </li> <li> treats right-to-die issues, most notably the Terri Schiavo case and its ramifications for privacy, the family, and federalism </li> <li> addresses partial-birth abortion bans and teenagers' abortion rights, including the proposed federal parental notification statute (the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act) and the pending Supreme Court case of Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England </li> <li> includes expanded treatment of sexual orientation in terms of employment, housing, domestic violence, and the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy </li> <li> considers fetal protection measures at both the federal and state levels that criminalize the killing of a fetus, such as the Unborn Victims of Violence Act </li> <li> deals with important evidentiary issues, such as the child abuse implications of Crawford v. Washington and the interspousal wiretapping case of Glazner v. Glazner </li> <li> reviews paternity disestablishment for husbands who deny paternity after genetic tests disprove their biological fatherhood </li> <li> updates issues of contraceptive fraud, such as the "purloined sperm" cases in which women lie about taking birth control pills or "steal" their partner's sperm without his consent </li> </ul>

Modern Family Law: Cases and Materials (Casebook)

Susan Frelich Appleton

Aspen Publishers, Inc.

&lt;p> &lt;i>&lt;b>Designed for law school curriculum, edited by law school faculty&lt;/b>&lt;/i> &lt;/p> &lt;p> The &lt;i>Aspen Code Book&lt;/i>, edited by faculty familiar with student needs and course requirements, is an economical and efficient solution to a student&#8217;s statutory needs. The code book organizes in one place all of the state and federal statutes which a law student taking a specific course would like to have readily available for consultation. &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;b>Key Features: &lt;/b> &lt;/p> &lt;ul> &lt;li> attractive, easy-to-read design &lt;/li> &lt;li> content and organization that mirror content of law school course &lt;/li> &lt;li> brief author commentary creating context for the statutory provisions in simplified terms will guide students through the more ambiguous and confusing statutes &lt;/li> &lt;/ul> &lt;p> &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;/p>

California Family Code and Related Provisions: With Commentary (Student Code Book Series)

The Aspen Code Book, edited by faculty familiar with student needs and course requirements, is an economical and efficient solution to a student's statutory needs. The code book organizes in one place all of the state and federal statutes which a law student taking a specific course would like to have readily available for consultation.Key Features:Attractive, easy-to-read designcontent and organization that mirror content of law school course;Brief author commentary creating context for the statutory provisions in simplified terms will guide students through the more ambiguous and confusing statutes.

California Probate Code and Related Provisions With Commentary, 2007-2008

Tax Law

Designed for law school curriculum, edited by law school faculty, the Aspen Code Book, edited by faculty familiar with student needs and course requirements, is an economical and efficient solution to a student's statutory needs. The code book organizes in one place all of the state and federal statutes which a law student taking a specific course would like to have readily available for consultation.Key Features: Attractive, easy-to-read design;Content and organization that mirror content of law school course;Brief author commentary creating context for the statutory provisions in simplified terms will guide students through the more ambiguous and confusing statutes.

Texas Family Code and Related Provisions with Commentary 2007-2008 (Student Code Book Series)

Designed for law school curriculum, edited by law school faculty The Aspen Code Book, edited by faculty familiar with student needs and course requirements, is an economical and efficient solution to a student’s statutory needs. The code book organizes in one place all of the state and federal statutes which a law student taking a specific course would like to have readily available for consultation. Key Features: <ul>
<li> attractive, easy-to-read design </li> <li> content and organization that mirror content of law school course </li> <li> brief author commentary creating context for the statutory provisions in simplified terms will guide students through the more ambiguous and confusing statutes </li> </ul>

Family Law Code: Selected Statutes, 2007-2008 (Student Code Books)

The Student Code Book Series, edited by faculty familiar with student needs and course requirements, is an economical and efficient solution to students' statutory needs. The 2010-2011 Edition of California Probate Code and Related Provisions: With

California Probate Code & Related Provisions, 2010-2011 (Student Code Book Series)

Wolters Kluwer/Law & Business

The most trusted name in law school outlines, Emanuel Law Outlines were developed while Steve Emanuel was a student at Harvard Law and were the first to approach each course from the point of view of the student. Invaluable for use throughout your course and again at exam time, Emanuel Law Outlines are well-correlated to all major casebooks to help you to create your own outlines. Sophisticated yet easy to understand, each guide includes both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues, topics, and black letter law you must know to master the course. Quiz Yourself Q&amp;As, Essay Q&amp;As, and Exam Tips give you ample opportunity to test your knowledge throughout the semester and leading up to the exam. Every title in the series is frequently updated and reviewed against new developments and recent cases covered in the leading casebooks. Emanuel Law Outlines provide a comprehensive breakdown of the law, more sweeping than most, for your entire study process.
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Emanuel Law Outlines: Family Law 2011

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