Handling Child Custody, Abuse, and Adoption Cases combines coverage of the law with proven trial strategies and hands-on practice tools. A respected certified domestic relations specialist discusses a full range of crucial topics, such as:
- Means for establishing parentage
- Proving abuse
- Terminating parental rights
- Drafting mediation agreements
- Awarding joint custody
- Strategies for interviewing a child, including one who's been sexually molested
- Tips addressing the use of videotapes for interviews, evaluations, and testimony
The text also includes:
- New sections on memory and suggestibility
- New sections on appeals
- Expanded coverage on the effect of military deployments
- Reorganized sections on international child custody issues
- Discussion of legal issues related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community
- Updated sections on assisted reproductive technology