Work of the Family Lawyer

<p> Ideal for both classroom and clinical settings, <b>Work of the Family Lawyer, Second Edition</b>, offers succinct coverage in an accessible format that encourages the development of skills used in practice. </p> <p> <b>Work of the Family Lawyer takes a focused approach that includes: </b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>concise and accessible introductions </b> </li> <li> <b>tightly edited cases </b> </li> <li> <b>student-friendly problems and questions</b> that promote in-class learning </li> <li> <b>a flexible organization</b>, based on issues commonly confronting a family law practitioner, that can easily adapt to a variety of teaching approaches </li> <li> <b>a consistent and sensible chapter structure:</b> <ul> <li> a brief introduction </li> <li> case orientation </li> <li> carefully edited and focused cases </li> <li> discussion questions </li> <li> summary of context and principles </li> <li> review problems </li> </ul> </li> <li> mediation and professional responsibility coverage that illuminates the lawyer’s role as a problem solver and counselor </li> <li> a detailed Teacher’s Manual that discusses and explains cases, questions, and problems, and which also provides Sample Syllabi </li> <li> Author website: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.aspenlawschool.com/oliphant_versteegh2"> www.aspenlawschool.com/oliphant_versteegh2</a> that offers: <ul> <li> PowerPoint slides </li> <li> Quizzes </li> <li> Updates and supplemental material </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> <b>What’s new in the thoughtful revision of the Second Edition: </b> </p> <ul> <li> major U.S. Supreme Court decisions and recent state decisions including: <ul> <li> <i>Goodridge v. Department Of Public Health </i> </li> <li> <i>Lofton v. Secretary of Dept. of Children and Family Services </i> </li> <li> <i>Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales </i> </li> <li> <i>Whorton v. Dillingham III </i> </li> <li> <i>Nicholson v. Scoppetta </i> </li> <li> <i>Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey </i> </li> <li> <i>Stenberg v. Carhart </i> </li> <li> <i>Bartsch v. Bartsch </i> </li> <li> <i>In Re Marriage of Hansen </i> </li> <li> <i>Roe v. Wade</i> </li> </ul> </li> <li> new chapters on <b>marriage requirements and grounds for divorce</b> and the issues and law surrounding <b>abortion</b> </li> <li> discussion of <b>non-adversarial forms of practice</b>, such as mediation and collaborative law, reflecting its increased use </li> <li> a survey of <b>the new roles of the family law professional</b> </li> <li> <b>a more streamlined organization</b>—26 chapters, down from 32 </li> <li> <b>hypothetical problems</b> that relate chapter topics to<b> a variety of family structures</b> </li> <li> the addition of <b>interdisciplinary material </b>from the social sciences </li> </ul> <p> Honed to a fine point, this family law casebook is the perfect teaching tool—adapting to your students’ needs and to your preferences as you create your syllabus. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>