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Family Law Advocacy for Low and Moderate Income Litigants

Product Number: 2080290B02
Publication Date: 8/6/2008
Format: 632 pages in 1 volume (Softcover)
Edition: 2nd Edition 2008
Copyright: © 2008 MCLE, Inc.
Update service: Revised regularly.
Price: Nonmember $35.00; Sponsor $30.00
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Starting with an overview of the Probate and Family Court system, Family Law Advocacy for Low and Moderate Income Litigants is a comprehensive handbook that covers issues including alimony, child custody, child support, divorce, domestic violence, and paternity. This user-friendly manual is written in easy-to- understand terms; pro se litigants and persons who work with low and moderate income individuals facing family disputes will benefit from having this book at their fingertips. Family Law Advocacy for Low and Moderate Income Litigants includes many useful features, such as a glossary, sample forms, and an extensive resource section.

Contents at-a-glance

  • Using This Manual
  • Overview of the Probate and Family Court
  • Safety and Protection Issues
  • Separate Support
  • Divorce
  • Alimony, Pensions and Other Relief
  • Paternity Issues
  • Child Support
  • Child Custody
  • Guardian Ad Litem
  • Immigration Issues
  • Leaving Massachusetts
  • Guardianship of Minor Children
  • Adoptions
  • Change of Name
  • Modifications
  • Contempt
  • Appellate Issues
  • Mediation

Editor(s)

Jacquelynne J. Bowman, Esq.
 

Author(s)

Valenda L. Applegarth, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Cynthia Bauman, Esq., Sagamore Beach
Jacquelynne J. Bowman, Esq.
Megan H. Christopher, Esq., MetroWest Legal Services, Framingham
Jennifer K. Dieringer, Esq., Western MA Legal Services/ Hampshire County, Northampton
Susan R. Elsen, Esq., Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Boston
Laurie A.B. Freeman, Esq., Hingham
Cheryl L. Garrity, Esq., Burlington
Lynn A. Girton, Esq., Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association (VLP), Boston
Stephanie E. Goldenhersh, Esq., Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, Cambridge
Abbe L. Hershberg, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Kelly A. Leighton, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Patricia A. Levesh, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Victoria J. Lewis, Esq.
Douglas W. McCormac, Esq., South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc./New Bedford, New Bedford
Mithra D. Merryman, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Barbara H. Mitchell, Esq., Community Legal Services & Counseling Center, Cambridge
Christina Paradiso, Esq., Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts, Worcester
Rosa A. Previdi, Esq., Legal Advocacy Resource Center, Inc, Boston
Pauline Quirion, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Lisa Ann Ruggieri, Esq., Wellesley Hills
John D. Welch, Esq., Meyers & Welch, Salem
Jeffrey L. Wolf, Esq., Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Boston
Kimberly A. Yox, Esq., New Center for Legal Advocacy, Plymouth
 
Product Number: 2080290B02
Publication Date: 8/6/2008
Format: 632 pages in 1 volume (Softcover)
Edition: 2nd Edition 2008
Copyright: © 2008 MCLE, Inc.
Update service: Revised regularly.
Price: Nonmember $35.00; Sponsor $30.00
Add to cart | Download Order Form | Sample Chapter