Explaining complex family law concepts and procedures in a jargon-free style, this resource includes detailed information on how family court works, offers easily understandable case examples, and describes alternatives to litigation that are designed to help prevent families with children from entering the legal system to resolve disputes. Exploring subjects that apply to all parties involved in resolving separation, divorce, and custody conflicts--judges, lawyers, mediators, parenting coaches, psychologists, family counselors, and social workers--this reference demystifies the role of lawyers and judges, debunks the myth that parents can represent themselves in court, and examines each parent's responsibility to ensure that post-separation conflicts are resolved with minimal emotional stress to children.
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Maße
Höhe: 221 mm
Breite: 150 mm
Dicke: 18 mm
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978-1-55022-870-0 (9781550228700)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Mr. Justice Harvey Brownstone currently presides at the North Toronto Family Court. He was appointed a provincial judge in 1995, after serving as Director of the Support and Custody Enforcement Program of the Ministry of the Attorney General (now the Family Responsibility Office). He received his LL.B. from Queen’s University in 1980, and after working as a full-time Legal Aid duty counsel in the criminal courts, he joined the Legal Aid research facility, focusing primarily on Family Law.
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Chief Judge Tedford G. Andrews
Foreword by Justice James D. Karswick
Foreword by Judge Paula J. Hepner
CHAPTER ONE: Do you know what you’re getting into?
CHAPTER TWO: Why family court should be the last resort
CHAPTER THREE: When going to court is necessary
CHAPTER FOUR: Alternatives to litigation
CHAPTER FIVE: Lawyers: why you need one, how to choose one, and how to measure performance
CHAPTER SIX: Custody and access disputes: “the best interests of the child”
CHAPTER SEVEN: Joint custody: if parents are equal, why do so few have it?
CHAPTER EIGHT: Paternity and child support
CHAPTER NINE: The “connection” between access and child support
CHAPTER TEN: Parallel cases in criminal and family court
CHAPTER ELEVEN: When private disputes become a public concern: calling in the child protection authorities
CHAPTER TWELVE: So now what? After your dispute is resolved
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Ten tips for success in resolving parenting disputes
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