Nolo's essential guide to child custody & support
Book - 2012
- Subjects
- Genres
- Handbooks and manuals
- Published
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Berkeley, California :
Nolo
[2012]-
- Language
- English
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781413331097
- Introduction: Your Child Custody and Support Companion
- 1. Basics of Divorce
- The Big Issues: Child Custody and Support
- When You Separate
- Annulment
- The Court Process
- Kinds of Divorces
- Parentage Actions for Unmarried Couples
- Divorce for Same-Sex Couples
- 2. Basics of Child Custody
- Legal and Physical Custody
- Creating a Parenting Plan: Out of Court
- Sample Parenting Plans
- When Parents Can't Agree: Going to Court
- Contentious Issues
- Making Shared Parenting Work
- 3. Basics of Child Support
- Who Pays Support?
- How Child Support Is Calculated
- How to Estimate Child Support Obligations
- Deviating From the Guidelines
- Creating Your Own Written Agreement
- Going to Court for a Support Decision
- Temporary Support While the Divorce Is Pending
- Taxes and Your Children
- Health Insurance and Medical Child Support Orders
- 4. When You Decide to Divorce: The First Month
- Talking to the Kids
- Figure Out Immediate Housing and Custody Issues
- Make a Temporary Parenting Plan
- Start Addressing Money Issues
- Get Organized
- File Court Papers
- How to Get Your Agreements Made Into Orders
- Take Care of Yourself and Your Kids
- 5. Avoiding a Custody or Support Trial: Alternatives to Court
- Why You Should Avoid a Court Fight
- Negotiating With Your Spouse
- Mediation
- Collaborative Divorce
- Arbitration
- Private Judging
- Going to Trial
- 6. Dealing With the Court: Paperwork and Court Hearings
- Types of Court Hearings
- Scheduling a Hearing
- Dealing With the Other Parent's Attorney
- Preparing Court Documents
- Documents You Might Need
- Declarations
- Serving Papers
- Gathering Evidence: Disclosures and Discovery
- Preparing for the Hearing
- At the Hearing
- After the Hearing
- 7. Going to Trial
- Should You Have a Lawyer?
- Getting a Trial Date
- Issues in Child Custody Trials
- Issues in Child Support Trials
- Courtroom Procedures at Your Trial
- After the Trial
- 8. Custody Orders: Living With, Enforcing, and Changing Them
- Sharing Parenting After a Custody Hearing or Trial
- When the Other Parent Violates a Court Order
- When the Other Parent Is Just Annoying
- When the Kids Don't Want to Go
- If You Suspect Abuse
- When the Other Parent Doesn't Take the Children
- Traveling With Your Child
- Changing Your Custody Arrangements
- When One Parent Is Out of State
- If You Move to Another State: Registering Your Custody Order
- 9. Child Support Orders: Living With, Enforcing, and Changing Them
- Arranging for Support Payments
- If You're Paying Support: Changing the Amount
- How Long Child Support Lasts
- When Circumstances Change
- Enforcing Support Orders Across State Lines
- If Your Spouse Goes Missing
- Bankruptcy and Child Support
- Worst-Case Scenarios: Kidnapping, Abuse, and interference With Custody
- Kidnapping
- Child Abuse
- Interference With Parental Relationship
- Domestic Violence
- Supervised Visitation for Difficult Situations
- 11. Custody and Support in Military Families
- The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Preventing or Stopping Court Decisions
- Custody and Visitation
- Child Support
- Medical Benefits for Children
- Other Benefits
- Tax Issues
- Locating a Servicemember
- Serving Papers on Someone on a U.S. Military Base
- Domestic Violence and Other Abuse
- 12. The Law: How to Work With a Lawyer and Do Your Own Legal Research
- Should You Lawyer Up?
- Working With a Lawyer
- Looking for a Lawyer
- Paying a Lawyer
- If You Have Problems With Your Lawyer
- Getting the Other Parent to Pay Your Attorneys' Fees
- Help With Self-Representation: Legal Document Preparers
- Knowledge Is Power: Learn the Law
- Quick Guide to Legal Research
- Appendix
- 50-State Charts
- State Custody Best Interests Statutes
- State Custody Modification Statutes
- State Child Support Modification Statutes
- Index