Practice Under the California Family Code: Dissolution, Legal Separation, Nullity

Table of Contents

Part I. From the Contributing Editors

• 1. Perspectives From the Family Law Bench
• 2. The Intersection of Civil Litigation and Therapeutic Jurisprudence—With a Dash of Constitutional Law

Part II. Substantive Law

• 3. Dissolution, Legal Separation, and Nullity
• 4. Jurisdiction and Venue
• 5. Property
• 6. Spousal Support
• 7. Child Custody and Visitation
• 8. Child Support
• 8A. Parentage
• 9. Attorney Fees and Costs

Part III. Procedure

• 10. Petition, Response, and Related Matters
• 11. Temporary Orders
• 12. Joinder
• 13. Discovery and Declarations of Disclosure
• 14. Uncontested Proceedings
• 15. Pretrial Procedures and Trial Preparation
• 16. Trial
• 17. Judgment After Trial
• 18. Attack on Judgment in the Trial Court
• 19. Appeals and Writs
• 20. Enforcement
• 21. Modification

Part IV. Related Issues

• 22. Family Law and Bankruptcy
• 23. Professional Responsibility in Family Law Practice
• 24. Psychological Aspects of Dissolution
• 25. Evidence Issues and Presentations in Family Law Proceedings
• 26. Immigration Issues in Family Law Cases

Original Authors

• Hon. Michael Bishay
• Diane M. Goodman
• Lisa Kobayashi
• Leslie Ellen Shear
• Ritzel Starleigh Ngo

Update Authors

• Eileen Eib
• B. Robert Farzad
• Diane M. Goodman
• Richard Gould-Saltman
• Lisa Kobayashi
• David M. Lederman
• Jen Lee
• Christopher Melcher
• Ritzel Starleigh Ngo
• Hon. Katherine E. Stoner

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