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