Fundamentals of Family Law, Second Edition J. Shoshanna Ehrlich

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1543801625
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1543801620

J. Shoshanna Ehrlich’s Basic Principles of Family Law, 2nd Edition offers a condensed version of Ehrlich’s Family Law for Paralegals, designed for use in shorter paralegal courses. The Basic Principles edition furnishes students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective paralegals in a dynamic family law practice. While maintaining academic rigor and comprehensive topic coverage, the text is streamlined to emphasize the essential material for the transition from classroom to workplace.

What’s new in the 2nd Edition:

• Marriage (Chapter 1) now includes new segments on:
  • The retrospective application of Obergefell v. Hodges to retroactively date marriages of same-sex pairs to when they would have wed if it had been permitted
  • The debate over whether vendors can decline to provide services and products for same-sex partners based on religious objections
  • The discussion on whether the age of marriage consent should be raised to protect minors from being coerced into marriage against their wishes.
• Domestic Violence (Chapter 3) now addresses:
  • The usage of electronic monitoring in domestic violence cases
  • The potential option of allowing minors facing forced marriage to procure civil protective orders.
• Child Welfare expanded to cover:
  • Fresh sections in Chapter 5 about appointing lawyers to represent kids in contested custody disputes and considerations of parental incapacity in determining the best interests of children
  • A new segment in Chapter 11 about same-sex pairs and the establishment of legal parenthood
  • In Chapter 12, examination of emerging issues like medical child abuse and coerced marriage as novel categories of harm; expanded definitions of maltreatment and negligence, encompassing medical child abuse and induced child marriage; and a new segment on legal orphans and the restoration of parental rights.
• Financial Matters updated with:
  • A new division in Chapter 6 concerning the due process rights of underprivileged parents in civil contempt lawsuits for delinquent child support payments.
  • Chapter 7 broadened to cover the resistance against enduring spousal support grants and the tax handling of spousal support disbursements.
  • Inclusion of digital assets in Chapter 8

Educators and learners will gain from:

• A comprehensive array of family law subjects in a more concise presentation including matrimony and divorce, non-marital households, child maltreatment, and same-gender marriage
• Hands-on tasks, practical illustrations and sample templates
• Clear pedagogy–such as chapter summaries, defined key terms in the margins, and review and discussion questions–assists students in better comprehending the content and augmenting their critical thinking and writing abilities.
• Current coverage of all the pivotal topics in family law, with a consistent focus on the paralegal’s work