Your Right to Child Custody, Visitation And Support
With the divorce rate above 50 percent and climbing, more and more parents are faced with difficult situations involving their children. This book is designed to let parents know their legal rights and to help them understand the court system.\ Most parents think that once a decree for support has been ordered, that all is over. However, often that is just the beginning. Getting the support that was mandated, in the amount that was stated, in the manner that was determined necessary and in...
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Know your legal rights and understand the court system. Library Journal Self-help books like attorney Boland's are a mainstay of many libraries because of the unique information they offer. Boland addresses parents frustrated in their efforts to secure child custody and visitation rights. In a well-organized text, she describes all the legal issues affecting the balance between the rights of parents and those of the child. Problems such as child kidnapping, financial support, and determining custody are discussed, and the author describes how child custody and visitation cases should be prepared and provides examples of various legal forms to help parents with their cases. An appendix offers a state-by-state summary of laws applicable to custody and child support. Though not an easy read for a self-help book, this work does contain important information to help prepare parents facing their own unique custody and visitation issues. Recommended for all public libraries.--Patrick Mahoney, Kansas City P.L., KS Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\\
Using Self-Help Law BooksIntroductionChapter 1: Preliminary Considerations - The Role of Law - Legal Research - The Role of Lawyers - Firing Your LawyerChapter 2: Understanding Custody and Visitation - Custody and Visitation - Generally - Getting Custody - Taxes and CustodyChapter 3: The Laws of Custody and Visitation: Best Interests of the Child - Best Interests Between Parents - Factors Considered - Factors in Deciding Visitation - Nonparents and Custody - Nonparents and VisitationChapter 4: Developing Your Parenting Plan - Formulating an Agreement - Joint Custody - Joint Parenting Agreements - Custody and Visitation Checklist of Factors to ConsiderChapter 5: Filing Your Case - Preparation for Your Case - Parental Information - Information About Your Child - Gathering and Saving Documents - Who Can File - What You Must Prove - Where to File - What to File - Filing Fees and Other Costs - The Petition for Custody and Visitation - The Summons and Service - Responding to a Petition for Custody or Visitation - Temporary Custody or Visitation - The Next StepChapter 6: Resolving Your Case Without a Trial: Mediation - Working on an Agreement - Mediation - Finding a Mediation Program - Preparing for Mediation - The Mediator - Settling the Case - When Mediation May Not Be Appropriate - When the Parties Do Not AgreeChapter 7: The Contested Custody Case - Background - Discovery - Court Proceedings - Final JudgmentChapter 8: Kidnapping, Abuse, Visitation Problems, and Other Emergencies - Kidnapping - Domestic Violence and Child Abuse - Visitation ProblemsChapter 9: Child Support - History of Child Support - The Basics - How Support is Determined - Factors in Settling Child SupportChapter 10: Child Support Agreements - Factors to Consider - The Appropriate Guideline - Your Basic Guideline Amount - Your Child Support Amount - Writing Your Agreement - Duration of the Order - Payments - Health Care - Life Insurance - Tax ExemptionChapter 11: The Child Support Case - Gathering Financial Information - Filing for Child Support - Finding and Notifying a Parent - Establishing Parentage (If Necessary) - Following Court Procedures - Responding to a Petition for Child SupportChapter 1: Modification, Termination, and Appeal - Modification - Termination - Appeal - The FutureGlossaryAppendix A: Sample, Filled-in FormsAppendix B: Blank Forms
\ Library JournalSelf-help books like attorney Boland's are a mainstay of many libraries because of the unique information they offer. Boland addresses parents frustrated in their efforts to secure child custody and visitation rights. In a well-organized text, she describes all the legal issues affecting the balance between the rights of parents and those of the child. Problems such as child kidnapping, financial support, and determining custody are discussed, and the author describes how child custody and visitation cases should be prepared and provides examples of various legal forms to help parents with their cases. An appendix offers a state-by-state summary of laws applicable to custody and child support. Though not an easy read for a self-help book, this work does contain important information to help prepare parents facing their own unique custody and visitation issues. Recommended for all public libraries.--Patrick Mahoney, Kansas City P.L., KS Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\\\ \
