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Chapter 1 Introduction To Family Law And Practice |
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1 | (40) |
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Family Law in the Twenty-First Century |
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2 | (1) |
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Equality of the Sexes: The Struggle Continues |
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3 | (1) |
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Increased Federalization of Family Law |
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4 | (1) |
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Contract Dimension of Family Law |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Deregulation of Sexuality |
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Family Law Cases Are Unique |
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6 | (1) |
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The New Terminology of Family Law |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (4) |
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Overview of Major Constitutional Principles |
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11 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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Challenging State Government Action as a Violation of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution |
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12 | (4) |
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Challenging Federal Government Action as a Violation of the 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution |
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16 | (1) |
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Challenging State Government Action as a Violation of the State Constitution |
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16 | (1) |
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Same-Sex Relationships and the U.S. Constitution |
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17 | (1) |
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Family Law in the Age of Electronic Exhibitionism |
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17 | (2) |
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Paralegals in Family-Law Cases |
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19 | (8) |
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Freelancers, Government Paralegals, and CASAs |
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27 | (1) |
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Freelancers in Family Law |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) |
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28 | (1) |
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Assessing Your Own Biases |
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28 | (3) |
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Violence in a Family Law Practice |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (2) |
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Skills Assignments in the Book |
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35 | (6) |
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Chapter 2 Ethics In A Family Law Practice |
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41 | (37) |
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42 | (2) |
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Formation of the Attorney-Client Relationship |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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Ethical Incompetence and Legal Malpractice |
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47 | (1) |
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Limited Scope Representation |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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Paralegal Fees in Family Law Cases |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (1) |
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Diligence and Unwarranted Delay |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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Former Client/Present Adversary |
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57 | (1) |
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Law Firm Disqualification |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (1) |
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Business Transactions with a Client |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Loaning Money to a Client |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Safekeeping of Client Property |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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False Evidence and Statements; Failure to Disclose |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Ethics Online: Fraudulent "Friending" |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) |
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69 | (1) |
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Inadequate Supervision in a Law Office |
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69 | (1) |
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Improper Delegation of Tasks |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (6) |
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Chapter 3 Compiling A Family History |
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78 | (28) |
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79 | (1) |
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What Does the Client Want? |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (19) |
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102 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 Premarital, Postnuptial, and Cohabitation Agreements |
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106 | (46) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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What Can and Cannot be Included |
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108 | (5) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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Fairness and Unconscionability |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (3) |
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Do Not Sign this Agreement! |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (3) |
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Example of a Premarital Agreement |
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124 | (6) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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Implied-in-Law Contract (Quasi Contract) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (4) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (2) |
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Example of a Cohabitation Agreement |
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143 | (9) |
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152 | (48) |
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Legal Issues Prior to Marriage |
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153 | (1) |
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Breach of Promise to Marry |
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153 | (2) |
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Inducing a Breach of Promise to Marry |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (I I ED) |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (4) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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Ceremonial and Common-Law Marriages |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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Technical/Procedural Requirements |
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165 | (1) |
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Violating Technical/Procedural Requirements |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Marriage Alternatives in the United States |
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167 | (1) |
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Hawaii, Conflict of Laws, and Full Faith and Credit |
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168 | (1) |
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Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) |
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169 | (1) |
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Federal Definition of Marriage: §3 of DOMA |
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170 | (1) |
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State Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage |
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170 | (1) |
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U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: Lawrence, Windsor, and Obergefell |
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170 | (10) |
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The Legacy of Obergefell v. Hodges |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (6) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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The Struggle to Find a Remedy |
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194 | (6) |
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200 | (37) |
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Annulment, Divorce, and Legal Separation |
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201 | (1) |
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Effective Date of the Annulment |
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202 | (1) |
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The Distinction between Void and Voidable |
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203 | (1) |
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Grounds that Determine Void versus Voidable |
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203 | (1) |
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The Necessity of a Court Decision |
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203 | (1) |
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Annulment Action after Death |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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Overview of Grounds for Annulment |
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205 | (1) |
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Grounds that Relate to the Capacity to Marry |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (2) |
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Consanguinity and Affinity |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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Grounds that Relate to the Intent to Marry |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (4) |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (3) |
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Violation of Technical/Procedural Requirements |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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Conflict-of-Laws Rule in Annulment Actions |
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225 | (1) |
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Marriage Evasion Statutes |
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226 | (2) |
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Consequences of an Annulment Decree |
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228 | (1) |
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Legitimacy of Children from an Annulled Marriage |
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229 | (1) |
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Custody and Child Support |
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229 | (1) |
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Alimony and Property Division |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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Interspousal Immunity in Some Tort Actions |
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231 | (1) |
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Marital Communications Privilege |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (5) |
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Chapter 7 Divorce Grounds and Procedure |
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237 | (54) |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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The Shift from Fault to No-Fault Divorce |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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Marital Misconduct in No-Fault Divorce |
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241 | (1) |
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Tort Claims Brought within a Divorce Action |
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242 | (1) |
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No-Fault Grounds For Divorce |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (1) |
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Irreconcilable Differences |
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245 | (2) |
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Fault Grounds for Divorce |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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Defenses to the Fault Grounds |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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Introduction to Divorce Procedure |
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253 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (2) |
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Durational Residency Requirement |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (3) |
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Person Attacking the Divorce Judgment |
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261 | (2) |
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Jurisdictional Analysis: More Examples |
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263 | (3) |
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Child Custody Jurisdiction |
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266 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (2) |
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Default Judgment; Default Divorce |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (2) |
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Inventory of Assets and Liabilities |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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Enforcement of Divorce Judgment |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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Religion and Divorce Procedure |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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Religious Traditions in Civil Court |
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283 | (8) |
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Chapter 8 Spousal Support, Property Division, and the Separation Agreement |
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291 | (79) |
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292 | (1) |
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Separation Agreements and Litigation |
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292 | (1) |
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Effective Separation Agreements |
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293 | (1) |
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Checklists for the Preparation of a Separation Agreement |
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293 | (1) |
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Data Needed on Individuals |
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294 | (4) |
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Preliminary Considerations |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (1) |
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Mutual Disclosure, Fraud, and Duress |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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Alimony Payments and Property Division: a Summary of Consequences |
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303 | (2) |
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Distinguishing Between Alimony and Property Division |
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305 | (2) |
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307 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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Criteria for Awarding Alimony |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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Alimony in Same-Sex Divorces |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (4) |
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Enforcing the Alimony Obligation |
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317 | (1) |
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Effect of Bankruptcy on the Alimony Obligation |
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318 | (1) |
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Necessaries and Spousal Refusal |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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Locating Property to Divide and Financial Infidelity |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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Real and Personal Property; Tangible and Intangible Property |
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321 | (1) |
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Gifts, Bequests, Devises, and Intestate Succession |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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Sole Ownership and Concurrent Ownership |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (2) |
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Introduction to Common Law Property and Community Property |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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Property Division in Common-Law States and Community-Property Law States |
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328 | (1) |
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Equitable Distribution Factors |
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329 | (1) |
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Modification of Property Division |
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330 | (1) |
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Marital Fault and Economic Fault |
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330 | (4) |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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Practical Considerations in Property Division |
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335 | (1) |
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Pensions, Degrees/Licenses, Businesses, and Goodwill |
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336 | (10) |
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Miscellaneous Property-Division Problems |
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346 | (1) |
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Other Matters to Be Resolved |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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Elective Share, Dower, and Curtesy |
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351 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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Arbitration and Mediation |
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353 | (1) |
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353 | (2) |
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355 | (1) |
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Example of a Separation Agreement |
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356 | (14) |
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370 | (57) |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (2) |
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373 | (1) |
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Reaching a Mutually Acceptable Custody Decision |
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373 | (1) |
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Joint Physical Custody and Joint Legal Custody |
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374 | (1) |
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Court Guidelines for Parents |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (1) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (2) |
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Parental Alienation Syndrome |
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383 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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Morality and Lifestyle: The Nexus Test |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (7) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (5) |
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Visitation (Parenting Time) |
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400 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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402 | (2) |
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Relocation: The Move-Away Case |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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Third-Party Visitation and the Troxel Case |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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Shared Custody and Coparenting |
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407 | (1) |
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Enforcing the Right to Visitation |
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408 | (1) |
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Biological Parent versus Psychological Parent |
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408 | (2) |
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Changing the Child's Surname |
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410 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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Modification by the State that Issued the Order |
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411 | (2) |
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413 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
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Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act |
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414 | (5) |
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Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act |
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419 | (1) |
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419 | (1) |
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Embryos (Embryonic Custody Disputes) |
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420 | (7) |
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427 | (46) |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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434 | (3) |
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437 | (1) |
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437 | (3) |
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440 | (1) |
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440 | (1) |
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440 | (3) |
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Enforcement of Child Support Orders |
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443 | (1) |
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443 | (1) |
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444 | (2) |
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446 | (1) |
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447 | (1) |
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447 | (8) |
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455 | (1) |
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455 | (1) |
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Criminal Contempt and Criminal Nonsupport Cases |
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456 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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457 | (1) |
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Jurisdiction over a Resident Parent |
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457 | (1) |
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Jurisdiction over a Nonresident Parent |
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457 | (5) |
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Modification of Child Support Orders |
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462 | (1) |
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462 | (1) |
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463 | (1) |
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464 | (1) |
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464 | (1) |
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464 | (1) |
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Child Support or Property Division? |
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464 | (1) |
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Modifying Out-of-State Orders |
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465 | (1) |
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465 | (1) |
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466 | (1) |
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International Child Support Cases |
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466 | (7) |
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Chapter 11 Tax Consequences Of Separation And Divorce |
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473 | (12) |
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474 | (1) |
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474 | (2) |
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476 | (1) |
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Tax Consequences of a Property Division |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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Legal and Related Fees in Obtaining a Divorce |
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479 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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480 | (1) |
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480 | (5) |
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Chapter 12 Legal Rights Of Women |
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485 | (36) |
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The Status of Women at Common Law |
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486 | (1) |
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Contracts and Conveyances |
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487 | (1) |
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Married Women's Property Acts |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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Dower, Curtesy, and Elective Share |
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488 | (1) |
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489 | (1) |
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490 | (2) |
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492 | (1) |
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Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) |
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492 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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Sexual Harassment and the Governor |
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496 | (2) |
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498 | (1) |
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Sexuality and Reproductive Rights |
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499 | (1) |
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500 | (1) |
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500 | (1) |
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500 | (4) |
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504 | (1) |
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505 | (1) |
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505 | (2) |
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Mandatory Arrest; Mandatory Prosecution |
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507 | (1) |
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508 | (1) |
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508 | (1) |
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509 | (1) |
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510 | (2) |
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512 | (1) |
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513 | (8) |
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Chapter 13 Illegitimacy and Paternity |
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521 | (29) |
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522 | (1) |
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522 | (1) |
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Nonmarital Children as a Quasi-Suspect Class |
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522 | (1) |
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523 | (1) |
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523 | (1) |
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524 | (1) |
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524 | (1) |
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524 | (1) |
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524 | (1) |
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525 | (1) |
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525 | (1) |
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Artificial Insemination (AI) |
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526 | (1) |
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Husband and Wife Using AI |
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526 | (1) |
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526 | (1) |
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526 | (2) |
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528 | (1) |
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529 | (1) |
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529 | (1) |
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530 | (1) |
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530 | (1) |
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Consequences of Determining Paternity |
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530 | (1) |
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531 | (1) |
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531 | (1) |
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531 | (3) |
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534 | (1) |
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Personal Jurisdiction over the Putative Father |
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535 | (1) |
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535 | (1) |
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Presumption of Legitimacy |
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535 | (1) |
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535 | (1) |
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Conflicting Presumptions of Paternity |
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536 | (1) |
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536 | (1) |
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537 | (3) |
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Voluntary Recognition of Parentage (ROP) |
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540 | (1) |
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ROP as a Substitute for Adoption? |
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540 | (1) |
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540 | (1) |
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Third Parties Seeking to Prove Paternity |
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540 | (2) |
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542 | (8) |
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Chapter 14 The Legal Status of Children |
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550 | (19) |
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Age of Majority and Emancipation |
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551 | (1) |
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551 | (1) |
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551 | (1) |
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Constructive-Emancipation Doctrine |
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551 | (1) |
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Emancipation and Minimum Age Requirements |
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552 | (1) |
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552 | (2) |
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554 | (1) |
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555 | (1) |
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555 | (1) |
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556 | (1) |
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556 | (1) |
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556 | (1) |
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556 | (1) |
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557 | (1) |
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558 | (1) |
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558 | (1) |
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558 | (3) |
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561 | (1) |
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561 | (1) |
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Jurisdictional Stage and Dispositional Stage |
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562 | (1) |
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563 | (6) |
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569 | (37) |
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570 | (1) |
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570 | (1) |
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571 | (1) |
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571 | (1) |
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571 | (4) |
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575 | (1) |
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576 | (1) |
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577 | (1) |
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578 | (1) |
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578 | (2) |
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580 | (1) |
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581 | (1) |
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581 | (1) |
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582 | (1) |
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583 | (1) |
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583 | (2) |
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Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights |
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585 | (3) |
|
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) |
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588 | (1) |
|
Standing: Can Children Divorce Their Parents? |
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588 | (1) |
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588 | (1) |
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Challenges to the Adoption Decree |
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589 | (1) |
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589 | (4) |
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593 | (1) |
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593 | (2) |
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Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children |
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595 | (1) |
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595 | (2) |
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597 | (1) |
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598 | (1) |
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599 | (1) |
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|
599 | (7) |
|
Chapter 16 The New Science Of Motherhood |
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606 | (26) |
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607 | (1) |
|
Infertility and its Treatment |
|
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607 | (1) |
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607 | (2) |
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In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) |
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|
609 | (2) |
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611 | (1) |
|
The Status of Frozen Embryos |
|
|
611 | (1) |
|
Disputes over the Disposition of Embryos |
|
|
611 | (3) |
|
The Octomom and the Scrambled Eggs Case |
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614 | (1) |
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614 | (1) |
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615 | (1) |
|
Genetically Altered Embryos |
|
|
615 | (1) |
|
A Child with Three Genetic Parents? |
|
|
616 | (1) |
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|
616 | (1) |
|
The End of Sex for Reproduction? |
|
|
616 | (1) |
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|
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617 | (1) |
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617 | (1) |
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|
618 | (5) |
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|
623 | (9) |
|
Chapter 17 Torts and Family Law |
|
|
632 | (18) |
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633 | (1) |
|
Intrafamily Torts and Immunity |
|
|
633 | (2) |
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|
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635 | (1) |
|
Tort Claims Brought within a Divorce Action |
|
|
635 | (1) |
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|
|
636 | (1) |
|
Wrongful Life and Wrongful Birth |
|
|
636 | (1) |
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|
637 | (2) |
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|
|
639 | (1) |
|
Consortium, Services, and Earnings |
|
|
640 | (1) |
|
Loss of Consortium (Spousal Consortium) |
|
|
640 | (1) |
|
Parental Consortium and Filial Consortium |
|
|
641 | (1) |
|
Loss of Services and Earnings |
|
|
641 | (1) |
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|
|
642 | (1) |
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|
|
642 | (1) |
|
|
|
642 | (1) |
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|
|
643 | (1) |
|
Tortious Interference with Custody |
|
|
643 | (1) |
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|
|
644 | (1) |
|
Vicarious and Independent Liability |
|
|
644 | (1) |
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|
644 | (1) |
|
Independent Liability of a Parent |
|
|
645 | (1) |
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|
646 | (4) |
|
APPENDIX A GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ASSIGNMENTS AND PROJECTS IN THE BOOK |
|
|
650 | (27) |
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|
|
650 | (1) |
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651 | (2) |
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|
|
653 | (1) |
|
Legal-Analysis Assignment |
|
|
654 | (1) |
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|
655 | (1) |
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656 | (1) |
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|
656 | (3) |
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659 | (2) |
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|
661 | (3) |
|
Complaint-Drafting Assignment |
|
|
664 | (1) |
|
How to Avoid Abusing a Standard Form |
|
|
665 | (1) |
|
Agreement-Drafting Assignment |
|
|
666 | (1) |
|
|
|
667 | (2) |
|
Checklist-Formulation Assignment |
|
|
669 | (1) |
|
Fact-Gathering Assignments |
|
|
670 | (1) |
|
Investigation-Strategy Assignment |
|
|
671 | (1) |
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|
672 | (1) |
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|
672 | (2) |
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674 | (1) |
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675 | (1) |
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|
676 | (1) |
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|
676 | (1) |
|
APPENDIX B COMPUTER-GENERATED REPORTS: THE DIVORCE OF MARGARET AND NELSON PARIS |
|
|
677 | (13) |
|
APPENDIX C INTERROGATORIES ON FINANCIAL ASSETS |
|
|
690 | (11) |
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|
|
690 | (1) |
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|
690 | (1) |
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|
691 | (10) |
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|
691 | (1) |
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692 | (1) |
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693 | (1) |
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694 | (1) |
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695 | (1) |
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|
696 | (1) |
|
VII Securities, Inheritance, and Gifts |
|
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696 | (1) |
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697 | (1) |
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|
697 | (1) |
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|
698 | (1) |
|
XI Assets Acquired Before the Marriage |
|
|
698 | (1) |
|
XII Assets Acquired During the Marriage |
|
|
699 | (1) |
|
XIII Assets Acquired After the Separation |
|
|
700 | (1) |
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|
700 | (1) |
|
APPENDIX D FAMILY LAW IN YOUR STATE |
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|
701 | (56) |
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|
701 | (1) |
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702 | (1) |
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703 | (1) |
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704 | (1) |
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705 | (1) |
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706 | (1) |
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|
707 | (2) |
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|
709 | (1) |
|
District of Columbia Family Law |
|
|
710 | (1) |
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711 | (1) |
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712 | (1) |
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713 | (1) |
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714 | (1) |
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715 | (1) |
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716 | (1) |
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717 | (1) |
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718 | (1) |
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719 | (1) |
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720 | (2) |
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722 | (1) |
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723 | (1) |
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724 | (1) |
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725 | (1) |
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726 | (1) |
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727 | (1) |
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728 | (1) |
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729 | (1) |
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730 | (1) |
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731 | (1) |
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732 | (2) |
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|
734 | (1) |
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735 | (1) |
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|
736 | (1) |
|
North Carolina Family Law |
|
|
737 | (1) |
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|
738 | (1) |
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|
739 | (1) |
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740 | (1) |
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|
741 | (1) |
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|
742 | (1) |
|
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|
743 | (1) |
|
South Carolina Family Law |
|
|
744 | (1) |
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|
745 | (1) |
|
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|
746 | (2) |
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|
748 | (1) |
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|
749 | (1) |
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750 | (1) |
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751 | (1) |
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752 | (1) |
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|
753 | (1) |
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|
754 | (1) |
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|
755 | (2) |
| Glossary |
|
757 | (30) |
| Index |
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