Family Law: Examples & Explanations
Second Edition
Robert E. Oliphant
Emeritus, William Mitchell College of Law
Nancy Ver Steegh
William Mitchell College of Law
2007. 540 pages. Paperback. ISBN: 978-0-7355-6289-9.
About the Book
A clear and comprehensive organization makes this text the perfect ancillary source for any family law course. This cutting-edge and topically significant supplement is now fully updated in its Second Edition. Utilizing the trusted Examples & Explanations methodology, this text challenges students to assimilate a vast array of material in a problem-based, forward thinking manner.
This edition retains the great features that made it a dependable source for students in its First Edition:
- offers clear organization and comprehensive coverage of material
- includes topics such as alternative dispute resolution, domestic violence, and professional responsibility
- breaks family law into distinct, digestible topics, unlike other books of its nature
- distinguishes maintenance from property division and custody from modification of custody
- challenges students with cutting edge issues, as authors integrate firsthand accounts of material with progressive practitioners to discern new trends in family law and family law practice
The Second Edition also includes an abundance of updated and timely information, including:
- discussion of innovative new procedures and professional roles, including:
i. Parenting coordinators
ii. Neutral experts
iii. Collaborative law practice - additional emphasis on same-sex marriage, cohabitation, child support, paternity, and alternative dispute resolution
- almost entirely new examples and explanations, most of which are based on actual reported cases
- additional focus on abortion and other constitutional issues
Please also visit:
- Work of the Family Lawyer by Robert E. Oliphant and Nancy Ver Steegh
- Family Law Prof Blog, edited by Professor Ver Steegh along with Professor Barbara Glesner-Fines.