Family Law (The Rutter Group California Practice Guide)

The Rutter Group’s California Practice Guide: Family Law takes you step by step through domestic relations and dissolution practice — citing the latest available cases, statutes, and rules of court — as well as proven strategies and time-saving tips.

Chapter topics include:

• First client interview
• Choosing appropriate marital/domestic partnership status relief
• Commencing the proceedings, responding, and post-petition matters
• Orders pending trial
• Support
• Custody and visitation
• Marital property
• Premarital, marital, and marital settlement agreements
• Tax aspects of marriage termination
• Trial preparation and contested trials
• Default and uncontested proceedings
• Dismissals, statements of decision, and judgments
• Challenging the judgment: Motions, appeals and writs
• Modification and enforcement of orders and judgments
• Termination of invalid marriage/domestic partnership
• Nonmarital cohabitation and domestic partnerships