Nolo's essential guide to child custody & support / attorney Emily Doskow.
Offers guidance to couples with children who are separating, describing the different types of custody options, what factors are considered in custody decisions, how child support is calculated, and how to hire and work with a lawyer.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781413324341
- ISBN: 1413324347
- Physical Description: 378 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: 4th edition.
- Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Nolo, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Basics of divorce -- Basics of child custody -- Basics of child support -- When you decide to divorce: the first month -- Avoiding a custody or support trial : alternatives to court -- Dealing with the court: paperwork and court hearings -- Going to trial -- Custody orders: living with, enforcing, and changing them -- Child support orders: living with, enforcing, and changing them -- Worst case scenarios: kidnapping, abuse and interference with custody -- Custody and support in military families -- The law: how to work with a lawyer and do your own legal research -- Appendix. |
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Subject: | Custody of children > United States > Popular works. Divorce suits > United States > Popular works. Custody of children. Divorce suits. United States. |
Genre: | Law for laypersons. Law for laypersons. Popular works. Law for laypersons. |
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Child Custody and Support
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Child Custody and Support
Custody and Support: Get the Answers You Need When you're getting divorced, you can make a tough time easier for your children (and yourself) if you work with the other parent to agree on a custody plan and child support. If you can't resolve these issues, you'll have to head to court, and ask a judge to step in. Either way, Nolo's Essential Guide to Child Custody & Support can help. You'll learn: how negotiation and mediation can keep costs down and improve future dealings with your ex where to find your state's child support guidelines how judges make custody decisions how to enforce and change custody and support orders how court trials work what military families need to know, and when you need a lawyer and how to work with one. You'll also find specifics about each state's laws, including what factors courts consider when they rule on custody arrangements and what happens when one parent wants to move away with the children.